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Anastacia
Born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois,
Anastacia's future as a performer was somewhat predestined, thanks to her singer
father and actress mother. However, her first choice of career was as a dancer,
despite the onset of often debilitating Crohn's disease at the start of her
teens. That was until her appearance on MTV talent show The Cut, which was to
change the popstrel's history. Offers from record labels flooded in and the
singer soon signed with Sony Music's independent Daylight arm. Her debut album,
Not That Kind, was released in 2000, becomi...
