Anastacia Sick And Tired
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| Name | Anastacia |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Anastacia Lyn Newkirk |
| Born | September 17, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genre | R&B;, soul, rock, pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, actress, fashion designer, philantropist |
| Years active | 1988–1992 (dancer) 1998–present (singer) |
| Label | Epic, Daylight (2000–2008) Mercury (2008–2010) |
| Url | www.anastacia.com |
Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk; September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has not had as much success in her native United States. Her debut album, Not That Kind, released in 2000, achieved multi-platinum sales in Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe.
In 2005, she was recognized for worldwide sales of over 20 million albums/records. Anastacia is world-renowned for her powerful soul voice, and her small stature – into a showbiz family: her late father Robert Newkirk (of German descent) was a club-singer and her mother Diane Hurley (of Irish descent) an actress on Broadway. After her father (a sufferer of bipolar disorder) left the Newkirk family, they moved to New York City when she was a teenager. In 1999, she attracted the interest of record labels after making the finals of MTV talent show The Cut. "I'm Outta Love" topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand, peaked at number two in France, and also reached number six both in Germany and the UK. In the U.S., it was only a minor radio hit. The second single "Not That Kind" reached number 11 in the UK "Cowboys & Kisses" was released as the third single off the album, charting in the top forty in some European countries. As the last promotional only single, "Made for Lovin' You" charted in the UK at number twenty-seven and in France at number seventy-two.
While "I'm Outta Love" was a top ten hit on the Hot Dance Club Play, "Not That Kind" did not chart high on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her second album, Freak of Nature achieved respectable sales although it did match the level of international success of Not That Kind. The first single released was "Paid My Dues".The song became an overall hit, peaking in Denmark, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland, and reaching the top ten in several other mainland European countries. The second single, "One Day in Your Life", reached number eleven in the UK and the top ten in many European countries. The next single "Why'd You Lie to Me" reached the top thirty in the UK. "You'll Never Be Alone", the fourth single, reached number twenty-eight on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S. When the album was finally released in the United States in May 2002, she dedicated the album to Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who had died in a car wreck the month before. Lopes was partly responsible for Anastacia's success, since Lisa hosted MTV's The Cut where Anastacia got her first break. Soon after she released a double disc edition featuring two bonus hits, remixes for three of the tracks on the album and two live tracks taken from a Japan gig that was performed on the September 13, 2002.
Anastacia joined Celine Dion, Shakira, Cher, Dixie Chicks, and Stevie Nicks for VH1's Divas Live in 2002 and she also contributed the song "Love Is a Crime" to the Chicago soundtrack. The song peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and enjoyed moderate airplay on Rhythmic/Dance format.
Anastacia entered record studios in September 2003 to begin recording her next album, working with Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin, and David A. Stewart for release in 2004. On the album, Anastacia also collaborated with P.O.D. lead singer Sonny Sandoval on the socially conscious track "I Do".
The first single, released in March, was "Left Outside Alone", which saw a change in direction for Anastacia. It was one of the biggest songs in Europe of 2004, and has become one of her biggest hits.
Anastacia proved to be a hit, reaching the top of national charts for the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia, Greece, Germany and other countries. Unlike her first two albums, which were released in her homeland of America, Anastacia was not, despite being scheduled for release on three occasions. "Left Outside Alone" was released twice, but failed to pick up heavy airplay. In November 2007, her biography on the official Anastacia website was updated to say there will be a new album in 2008, with a tour to follow.
On July 24, Anastacia announced that her fourth studio album Heavy Rotation would be released October 27, 2008 in Europe and Asia (and elsewhere in 2009). The new album features collaborations with producers Ne-Yo, The Heavyweights, Lester Mendez, J. R. Rotem, and Rodney Jerkins. The album's first single, called "I Can Feel You", began playing in some radio markets on August 25, 2008. The second single from Heavy Rotation was "Absolutely Positively", later served as a promotional single only. The third official single from the album has been confirmed as "Defeated" and was released as a promotional single only in Europe without a music video.
Her fourth studio album proved to be less successful than her previous ones; her singles didn't reach top 40 in her most popular country (UK). Anastacia remained positive, stating that other artists have faced the same problems while changing a record label, also blaming the world economical crisis.
In June 2009, Anastacia started her second tour throughout Europe to promote her fourth studio album. The tour was well received by critics and fans alike. Anastacia was featured on the single "Stalemate" by the UK band Ben's Brother released on October 26, 2009. In November and December 2009 Anastacia, Chaka Khan and Lulu were headlining the Here Come the Girls a special Christmas concert that visited the United Kingdom only. On December 7, 2009 Anastacia opened the annual Royal Variety Performance with Lulu and Chaka Khan performing a rendition of "Relight My Fire".
On March 23 Anastacia announced she will join Natalia Druyts during Natalia Meets Anastacia concerts at the Sportpaleis Belgium in January 2011 for 6 arena shows. Currently over 100,000 tickets has been sold. In early July Anastacia and Natalia Druyts recorded a duet "Burning Star" that was released on September 17 in Belgium to promote the Natalia Meets Anastacia concerts.
She also became the first international singer to give concert in Occupied by Turkey Northern Cyprus on November 13, 2010.
A limited edition CD named Welcome to My Style was also available for free to customers who spent sixty euros or more on the clothes in November.
Anastacia by s. Oliver has released a limited edition clothing line called "Limited Luxury", that was designed together with the famous brand Swarovski. This clothing line hit the stores on November 2, 2007 and was only sold in some countries.
In 2003, Anastacia took part in the charity event, 46664, organized by Nelson Mandela to raise awareness of AIDS. She sang with U2 and Queen, and also contributed to the song "Amandla", recording the song and providing some of the lyrics.
Annie Lennox joined forces with Anastacia and 22 other female artists to raise awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. The single "Sing" was released on World Aids Day, December 1, 2007, in conjunction with Annie Lennox's appearance at the Nelson Mandela 46664 concert in South Africa.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Anastacia created "The Anastacia Fund" in partnership with Estée Lauder. The organization helps raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of mammograms to women 35 and under. Anastacia began selling her stage clothing on eBay, donating a portion to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The auctions were hosted by an eBay Trading Assistant and Certified Business Consultant. New listings began every Friday for 6 months.
In 2008, she performed at the "Pink Ribbon Gala" in Stockholm, she appeared on "Divas II", a benefit concert along with many other female artists as well as performing at the ChildLine Concert in Dublin.
Anastacia has several tattoos on her back, and one below her neck saying "Forever" in an unusual font. She also has an Ankh on her lower back, which appeared on her first album. Since it represents "eternal life", to her fans it has come to symbolize her. Anastacia subsequently established the Anastacia Fund to promote awareness of breast cancer among younger women.
She has attributed her health scare to being an inspiration for the sound and content of her third album. According to an interview she gave in 2005 on British music station The Box, her voice lost its power and she became unable to record and thus she spent a long time writing and trying to create a sound she would be finally happy with.
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![Anastacia - Absolutely Positively [Official Music Video]](http://web.archive.org./web/20110224013240im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MR_XQG94OE0/0.jpg "Anastacia - Absolutely Positively [Official Music Video]")
