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Name: Anastacia Lyn Newkirk
Bate of Birth: September 17th, 1973
Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mother: Diane Hurley (theatre actress)
Father: Robert Newkirk (club singer)
Occupation: Singer / Composer
1st Public Performance: MTV, performing on The Cut 1998
Eye Colour: Hazel
Natural Hair Colour: Blonde

Trivia:

- On Monday, February 10th Anastacia underwent a 7-hour surgical procedure to remove the cancer and to reconstruct her breast. Doctor's categorized the operation as a success and subsequent testing revealed that the singer's early detection had in fact saved her life, We offer her our support and hope she is back in full swing again soon!!
- Former dancer on "Club MTV"
- "Anastacia" is Greek for "she who will rise again"
- Tattoos: One of an ankh (the Egyptian symbol of eternal life) surrounded by the sun on the small of her back, and the word "Forever" near her shoulders
- Her maternal grandmother even nicknamed her "Stage" when she was a little girl, because she already had such star quality.
- she has a sister Shawna, and a brother, Brian
- At the age of 14, when her parents divorced, Anastacia moved to New York City to be raised by her mother, and began studying at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan
- among her classmates were actors Christian Slater, and the late River Phoenix.
- In the late 1980s, and early 90s, she was a regular on Club MTV, a television show kind of like American Bandstand.
- She worked as a dancer for rap group Salt N' Pepa, and appeared in two of their videos: "Get Up Everybody, Get Up" and "Twist and Shout"
- Michael Jackson, personally called her at home to tell her how great she was, and negotiate possibly getting her signed to his lable, MJJ Records
- Signed with Epic/Daylight (Epic being MJJ's parent company).

Articles
"Self" (USA), September 2002, pg. 60+62, by: Jami Bernard, "Body Triumph!"

Pictorials
"Playboy" (USA), August 2002, Vol. 49, Iss. 8, pg. 161, by: Janet Gough, "Grapevine"