Anastacia

Anastacia
Anastacia in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Anastacia Lyn Newkirk
Born	(1968-09-17) September 17, 1968 (age 48) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Pop R&B pop rock soul dance funk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter record producer dancer fashion designer mentor philanthropist
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Epic Mercury BMG Rights Sony Music
Associated acts	Luciano Pavarotti Elton John Eros Ramazzotti Chaka Khan Michael Jackson Natalia Druyts Ben's Brother Dima Bilan Céline Dion Jon Bon Jovi David Morales Faith Evans Jamiroquai Auryn
Website	anastacia.com

Anastacia Lyn Newkirk (born September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, producer and former dancer. She is best known for her eclectic pop music of the early 2000s which had a significant impact in Europe and Oceania. Her first two albums Not That Kind (2000) and Freak of Nature (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred on by the multi-platinum, global smash "I'm Outta Love", Anastacia was awarded as the 'World's Best-Selling New Female Pop Artist' in 2001. Her commercial appeal continued with international hits such as "Paid My Dues", "One Day In Your Life" and the official song of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, "Boom". After recovering from cancer, she returned with 2004's Anastacia which deviated from previous albums into pop-rock. Peaking at number one in 11 countries, it became Europe's second biggest selling album of the year. Its lead "Left Outside Alone" remained at number one on the European Billboard chart for 15 weeks and helped Anastacia launch the most successful European tour by a solo artist that same year. In 2005, the multi-platinum compilation project Pieces of a Dream was released which spawned the chart topping duet with Eros Ramazzotti, "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)". Anastacia established herself as one of the top selling international female pop-singers of the 2000s before taking a hiatus in late 2006.

She has sold over 52 million records worldwide and has topped the U.S. dance chart on two separate occasions.

In 2014, Anastacia made a comeback with her sixth studio album Resurrection, which reached the top ten in the Italian, Netherlands, Switzerland, German and the UK charts. Her Ultimate Collection was released in 2015 and peaked in the top ten of the UK charts, giving the singer her 6th top ten album in Britain.