Iggy Azalea

A worldwide known rapper Iggy Azalea was born in Sydney but soon after that the family moved to Mullumbimby in New South Wales. Her father Brendan worked as a comic artist and a painter. Meanwhile, the celebrity’s mother cleaned hotels and holiday houses.

Iggy started dreaming of worldwide fame in the music industry at a young age. At 14 she began rapping and even created her own group. Due to the fact that there was no progress in the group, a young starlet started helping her mom working as a cleaner. Having worked there for almost two years, she earned enough money to move to America to pursue a professional career as a rap artist. At first, she lived in Miami, then in Texas and Georgia before finally settling in LA. There, she created a YouTube channel, uploading her own singles. In 2011 she uploaded her first official music video for a song Pu$$y after which millions of people started talking about her. In addition to that, many recording companies paid attention to a young performer and as a result, in 2012 she signed a contract with Grand Hustle Records. Apart from working as a solo artist, she can also boast of collaborations with Ariana Grande, Rita Ora, Britney Spears, etc.

For now she has two studio albums, five extended plays and two mixtapes. Today, she devotes less time to her career as she has recently given birth to a baby.

And now, we would like to share the top 5 little-known facts about the star:

• Her favorite all-time movie is Clueless.
• Her workout regime consists of sit-ups and squats.
• Prior to fame, she was signed up with Wilhelmina Models.
• Her stage name was taken from the name of her childhood dog.
• As a teen, she used to work as a cashier at a supermarket.