Anastacia,+the+'Black+Blonde'

Anastacia Lyn Newkirk was born in Chicago in September 1968 and moved to New York when she was a teenager with her mother, sister and brother because her parents separated. Most of them are artists: her mother was an actress in Broadway and her sister is a dancer. Her short-sightedness made her wear glasses. This fact is a distinctive sign in her career together with some tattoos. In spite of the fact that she was interested in Archaeology, she had to work as a hairdresser, dancer, etc. But her days as an artist began by turning up in music videos and shows. One of them, called //The Cut// in 1999, was a springboard to a place in the music business .Despite not winning the contest, Michael Jackson telephoned to congratulate and encourage her to carve out a future as a singer. Her first single in 2000 //“I´m Outta Love“// from the album //“Not That Kind”// established her as an international singer across Europe, Asia and Australia (it became //gold record// in Spain).But by then Anastacia was a stranger in her country and had to promote herself by singing with Elton John, Michael Jackson, etc. 2003 was a turning point in Anastacia´s life. She suffered from Breast Cancer and overcame it through surgery and radiotherapy. Anastacia turned into a public example of early detection. Currently, she is the founder of //Anastacia Fund//, which collects money for Cancer research. In 2007 Anastacia married her bodyguard in Mexico and in 2008 released her last album //Heavy Rotation,// which was a disappointment. Her voice is very special and is compared with Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer and Tina Turner, whose soul is a mixture of funk, blues and rock. In general, they are called //Black Voices// so Anastasia is known as //The Black Blonde.// This can be checked in her discography: 2000: //Not that kind// 2001: //Freak Of Nature// 2003: //Anastacia// 2005: //Pieces Of A Dream// 2008: //Heavy Rotation//
 * ANASTACIA, “//THE BLACK BLONDE//”**


 * (Marina Jiménez, I2)**