Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Ahn Jae-hyun.

Ahn Jae-hyun

<s>Ahn Jae-hyun Ahn Jae-hyun (; born July 1, 1987) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in television dramas such as "You're All Surrounded" (2014), "Blood" (2015), "Cinderella with Four Knights" (2016), "Reunited Worlds" (2017), "The Beauty Inside" (2018), and "Love with Flaws" (2019).</s><s>Career. Ahn Jae-hyun began his entertainment career as a fashion model in 2009, appearing in runway shows, magazine editorials and commercials. He gained recognition in 2011 while playing a delivery man in the cable variety show "Lee Soo-geun and Kim Byung-man's High Society". He also appeared in several music videos, including "Sad Song" by Baek A-yeon, "Please Don't" by K.Will, and "Gone Not Around Any Longer" by Sistar19. In 2013, Ahn's popularity rose while playing actress Jun Ji-hyun's younger brother in the hit drama "My Love from Another Star". This led to more acting offers in 2014, including a role in police comedy "You're All Surrounded

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" and the webtoon film adaptation "Fashion King". The same year, he was appointed to be MC for Mnet's weekly music program "M Countdown". In 2015, Ahn played his first leading role as a vampire doctor in "Blood", and appeared in the two-episode fantasy drama "Snow Lotus Flower" alongside Lee Ji-ah. In 2016, Ahn starred in tvN's romantic comedy series "Cinderella with Four Knights", playing a chaebol and playboy vying for the main female lead's heart. He won the Top Excellence Award at the 9th Korea Drama Awards for his performance. He also joined the cast of travel reality show "New Journey to the West", replacing Lee Seung-gi who enlisted in the army. The same year, he starred in the Chinese romance film "Perfect Imperfection" alongside Taiwanese actress Ady An. In 2017, Ahn was cast as the second lead in SBS's fantasy romance drama "Reunited Worlds". In 2018, Ahn was cast in the romance melodrama "The Beauty Inside". In 2019, Ahn returned to the small screen with a lead role in the romantic comedy drama "Love with Flaws" starring opposite Oh Yeon-seo. In 2022

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, An will publish his first photo essay "List of Things to Remember", which will go on sale June 8, 2022 at offline bookstores nationwide. Later in February 2023, Ahn donated 10 million won from the 2022 exhibition to help orphans who have suffered from the coronavirus.</s><s>Personal life. On March 11, 2016, Ahn was confirmed to be dating his "Blood" co-star Ku Hye-sun since April 2015. The couple officially registered their marriage at the Gangnam district office on May 20, 2016, and married on May 21, 2016. They announced that instead of holding a wedding party, they would donate money to the pediatric ward of Severance Hospital, one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in Korea. The pair later appeared in the reality show "Newlywed Diary" produced by Na Young-seok, showcasing their married life. In August 2019, it was reported Ahn requested a divorce from his wife. Ahn submitted an application to the Seoul Family Court on September 9, 2019 for divorce against Ku, and it was delivered to Ku on September 18, 2019. On October 21, 2019, he deleted all the photos on his Instagram account, which was speculated by the media to be an attempt to prevent further unnecessary

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issues and controversy about the divorce ahead of his upcoming TV series "Love with Flaws".</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Lokesh Kanagaraj.

Lokesh Kanagaraj

<s>Lokesh Kanagaraj Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil films. He started his career with a short film in the 2016 anthology "Aviyal." He later directed his first feature film "Maanagaram" (2017). He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe franchise with his films "Kaithi" (2019) and "Vikram" (2022). His upcoming film, "Leo", marks his second collaboration with Vijay after "Master" (2021).</s><s>Early life. Lokesh Kanagaraj was born in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. In PSG College of Arts and Science, he majored in Fashion Technology before pursuing an MBA. He did his schooling in Palanayiammal Matric Hr. Sec. School Kalliyapuram, Pollachi. He is an ex-bank employee. He pursued his passion towards film making by participating in a corporate short film competition. The judge of the competition was Karthik Subbaraj. Impressed with his short film, he encouraged Lokesh to pursue a directorial career making films.</s><s>Career

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. In 2016, his short film, "Kalam", was included in the anthology film, "Aviyal", produced by Karthick Subbaraj. In 2017, he made his directorial feature debut with the hyperlink film, "Maanagaram". In late 2018, he began working on a film for Dream Warrior Pictures, the same production company behind "Maanagaram". With Karthi in the lead role, the action-thriller was titled "Kaithi". His next after "Kaithi" was the action-drama film, "Master", starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi. It was released on 13 January 2021, a day before the Pongal festival. It opened to mostly positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success. "Master" was the highest grossing Tamil film of 2021.Highest-grossing Indian films of 2021 He then directed "Vikram" (2022), starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil. Following the huge success of the film, he is actively creating the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, on the basis of carrying the story forward from "Kaithi" and "Vikram". His

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next directorial after "Vikram" will be Vijay's 67th film, "Leo".</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Joji (musician).

Joji (musician)

<s>Joji (musician), known professionally as Joji and formerly for playing the characters Filthy Frank and Pink Guy, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper, former comedian, and YouTuber. Miller's music has been described as a mix between R&B, lo-fi, and trip hop. Miller created "The Filthy Frank Show" on YouTube in 2011 shortly after moving to the United States, gaining recognition for playing oddball characters on the comedy channels TVFilthyFrank, TooDamnFilthy, and DizastaMusic. The channels, which featured comedy hip hop, rants, extreme challenges, and ukulele and dance performances, are noted for their shock humor and prolific virality. Miller's videos helped popularize the Harlem Shake, which contributed to the commercial success of Baauer's song of the same name which led to the production of memes and collaborations with YouTubers. As Pink Guy, Miller released two comedy studio albums and an extended play between 2014 and 2017. In late 2017, Miller ended "The Filthy Frank Show" to pursue a music career under the name Joji. His debut album, "Ballads 1", was released in 2018 and featured the single "Slow Dancing in the Dark".

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His second album, "Nectar" (2020), contained the singles "Sanctuary" and "Run". In 2022, he released the US "Billboard" Hot 100 top-ten single "Glimpse of Us", his highest-charting song, which was later featured on his third album, "Smithereens" (2022).</s><s>Early life. George Kusunoki Miller was born in Osaka, Japan. His father is Australian and his mother is Japanese. He attended Canadian Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan, where he graduated in 2012. At age 18, he left Japan and travelled to the United States.</s><s>YouTube career.</s><s>YouTube career.:"The Filthy Frank Show" (2011–2017). Miller created the "Filthy Frank" character during his time on his DizastaMusic YouTube channel, on which he created sketch comedy-based content. The channel started gaining popularity after his 2012 conceptualization of Filthy Frank, a character who was described as the anti-vlogger of YouTube by Miller. The first known video on this particular channel (before his creation of the Frank character) was uploaded on 19 June 2008, and was titled "Lil Jon falls off a table". The Diz

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astaMusic channel has over 1 million subscribers and 177 million views. On 15 August 2014, Miller uploaded a video to the DizastaMusic channel announcing that he would not be posting any more video content onto the channel due to the risk of losing the channel due to the numerous copyright and community strikes it received. He also announced that future "Filthy Frank" content would be uploaded to a new channel he had created called TVFilthyFrank. Miller's channel TVFilthyFrank had many different series, such as "Food" (和食ラップ), "Japanese 101", "Wild Games" and "Loser Reads Hater Comments". This channel currently has a total of 7.76 million subscribers and over one billion views. Miller created a third channel, TooDamnFilthy, on 1 July 2014. On this channel he had two series, "Japanese 101", which was also featured on his main channel, and "Cringe of the Week", which was usually abbreviated to "COTW"., TooDamnFilthy has 2.33 million subscribers and 332 million views. Miller made attempts to maintain his privacy, such as deleting the video "Filthy Frank Exposes Himself?", where he revealed himself to be a college student

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in Brooklyn, New York City, and that he did not want to reveal personal information for fear of not being able to get a job later on due to the nature of his show. On 27 September 2017, Miller announced the release of his first and currently only book, titled "Francis of the Filth", which addresses things uncovered in "The Filthy Frank Show", and serves as a culmination of the series. On 29 December 2017, Miller released a statement on Twitter explaining that he had stopped producing Filthy Frank content due to both "serious health conditions" and his lack of interest in continuing the show. In September 2018, Miller stated in a BBC Radio 1 interview that he had no choice but to stop producing comedy due to his health condition.</s><s>Music career.</s><s>Music career.:Pink Guy (2014–2017). Miller always had a passion for music composition. He has expressed that even before his YouTube career, he had an interest in creating music and created his YouTube channel as a means of promoting it. In an interview with "Pigeons and Planes", he said, "I've always wanted to make normal music. I just started the YouTube channel to kind of bump my music. But then Filthy Frank and the Pink Guy stuff ended up getting

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way bigger than I thought so I had to kind of roll with it." Miller's music under Pink Guy is often comical, staying true to the nature of his YouTube channel. His debut album, "Pink Season", debuted at number 70 on the "Billboard" 200. Under his comedy rap stage name, Pink Guy, Miller has produced one mixtape, one album, and one extended play, "Pink Guy", "Pink Season", and "", respectively. On 16 March 2017, Miller performed for the first time as Pink Guy at SXSW. Future plans were stated to include a "long overdue" tour, a third Pink Guy album and more progress on his personal music outside of the Pink Guy character. However, as of 29 December 2017, Joji has ceased production of all Filthy Frank-related content, including Pink Guy music.</s><s>Music career.:Joji (2015–present). Aside from the comedic and often rap-based music he created under the Pink Guy alias, Miller also created more serious and traditional music under another stage name, Joji, which became his primary focus in late 2017. Speaking on his transition from his YouTube career to his music career as Joji, Miller said to "Billboard" "now I get to do stuff

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that I want to hear." In the article by "Billboard", he specified that 'Joji' isn't a character like Filthy Frank and Pink Guy. "I guess that's the difference," he continues. "Joji's just me." During his time growing up in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan, Miller began to produce music and sing with friends as a side-hobby and a way to pass the time. After relocating to Manhattan, New York, Miller expanded upon his music career by starting his Pink Guy persona, which paved the way for his Joji persona. Miller originally announced his Joji album on 3 May 2014 alongside the first Pink Guy album. However, Miller subtly cancelled the project until he began releasing music under the name PinkOmega. Miller released two songs as PinkOmega: "Dumplings" on 4 June 2015 and "wefllagn.ii 5" on 28 August 2015, both of which were later released on the Pink Guy album "Pink Season", the latter being re-titled "We Fall Again". Miller intended to keep the music made under Joji a secret from his fanbase due to them mainly wanting his comedic music. In late 2015, two singles were released, titled "Thom

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" and "You Suck Charlie"; both were released under a false alias, but it was quickly leaked that the user behind the account was Miller, which prompted him in January 2016 to publicly announce on Instagram that he was releasing a full-length commercial project titled "Chloe Burbank: Volume 1". In the same post, he linked his SoundCloud account. Joji began releasing music under 88rising in 2017; the songs "I Don't Wanna Waste My Time" (on 26 April), "Rain on Me" (on 19 July), and "Will He" (on 17 October). Joji was featured in the song "Nomadic" with the Chinese rap group Higher Brothers. Miller performed live as Joji for the first time on 18 May 2017 in Los Angeles. The event was streamed by the Boiler Room. On 17 October 2017, Miller released the debut single from his debut commercial project, "In Tongues." The single, titled "Will He", was released on platforms Spotify and iTunes. Miller's debut project under the moniker Joji, an EP titled "In Tongues", was released on 3 November 2017 by Empire Distribution. A deluxe version of the EP was released on 14 February 2018 with 8 remixes of songs from the EP

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along with the release of "Plastic Taste" and "I Don't Wanna Waste My Time" as part of the track listing. Joji released the song "Yeah Right" in May 2018, becoming his first to chart on a "Billboard" chart, peaking at 23 on the "Billboard" R&B Songs chart. Miller debuted "Ballads 1" under the label 88rising on 26 October 2018, which quickly peaked the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart. Shortly after its release, Miller announced a North American tour, spanning 9 dates in early 2019. At that time, he was already on tour for "Ballads 1" in Europe. On 4 June 2019, Miller announced his new single titled "Sanctuary" through his Instagram page and released it on 14 June. It was accompanied by a music video, which was uploaded to 88rising's official YouTube channel. Joji was featured in the song "Where Does the Time Go?" with Indonesian rapper Rich Brian on his second album "The Sailor". On 30 January 2020, Miller announced another new single, "Run", which released at midnight on 6 February, alongside a music video released later that day. On 2 March, he performed the song on

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"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". On 16 April, Joji announced another new single, "Gimme Love", which released at midnight, and along with announced his upcoming album "Nectar", which was initially set to be released on 10 July 2020. However, on 12 June 2020, Joji announced that the album had been pushed back to 25 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 June 2022, Joji released a new single titled "Glimpse of Us", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. On 26 August, he released a second single called "Yukon (Interlude)". On 4 November, Joji released his album "Smithereens", alongside the single "Die For You". To promote the album, Joji has been touring in North America since September 2022.</s><s>Artistry. Joji's music has been described as trip hop and lo-fi that blends elements of trap, folk, electronic, and R&B. His songs have been characterized as having "down tempo, melancholic themes and soulful vocals" with "minimalistic production". Joji himself classifies his work as dark love songs, with his 2020 album, "Nectar", dissect

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ing cliché tropes and topics. He has been compared to electronic artist James Blake, whom he has cited as an influence alongside Radiohead, Shlohmo and Donald Glover. In an interview with "Pigeons and Planes", Miller said that his music was inspired by his time growing up in Osaka and by boom bap instrumentals he listened to while attending Canadian Academy.</s><s>Impact. Miller's web-show has had a significant impact on internet culture and is responsible for creating many internet memes. Filthy Frank has been hailed as "the epitome of odd." Miller's videos had widespread impact, which included starting a viral dance craze known as the Harlem Shake in 2013, which was directly responsible for the debut of Baauer's "Harlem Shake" song atop the "Billboard" Hot 100.</s><s>Discography.</s><s>Discography.:Studio albums. As Joji - "Ballads 1" (2018) - "Nectar" (2020) - "Smithereens" (2022) As Pink Guy - "Pink Guy" (2014) - "Pink Season" (2017)</s><s>Tours. - Ballads 1 Tour (2018–2019) - Nectar: The Finale (2021–2022

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) - Smithereens Tour (2022–2023)</s><s>See also. - List of YouTubers</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Iggy Azalea.

Iggy Azalea

<s>Iggy Azalea Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea (), is an Australian rapper. At the age of 16, she moved from Australia to the United States in order to pursue a career in music. Azalea earned public recognition after releasing the music videos for her songs "Pussy" and "Two Times" on YouTube, both of which gained rapid popularity. Azalea shortly after released her debut mixtape, "Ignorant Art" (2011), and subsequently signed a recording contract with American rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle label. Azalea's debut studio album, "The New Classic" (2014), peaked among the top five on several charts worldwide, but received mixed reviews from within the industry. The album eventually topped the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, making Azalea the first non-American female rapper to reach the top of the chart. "The New Classic" was preceded by Azalea's debut single "Work" and chart-topping single "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX), which hit the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. Azalea was featured on

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande's 2014 single "Problem", which peaked at number two behind "Fancy". With these hits, Azalea became the second musical act (behind The Beatles) to rank at number one and two simultaneously on the Hot 100 with their debut appearances on the chart. In addition, she achieved three top ten hits simultaneously on the Hot 100 with the aforementioned songs and the album's fifth single, "Black Widow" (featuring Rita Ora), which debuted later that year. After her debut album, Azalea released a slew of singles to build anticipation for her intended second album, "Digital Distortion." However, a series of conflicts with her label, as well as personal conflicts, resulted in the project being cancelled. Consequently, Azalea switched labels, releasing the EP "Survive the Summer" (2018) under Island Records. Further disagreements led to Azalea becoming an independent artist and creating her own label, Bad Dreams, through a distribution deal with Empire. Her second album, "In My Defense", was released in 2019, followed by another EP, "Wicked Lips", that same year, and a third studio album, "The End of an Era", in 2021. Azalea's accolades include two American Music Awards,

Iggy Azalea

three Billboard Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, a People's Choice Award, four Teen Choice Awards and four Grammy Award nominations. Azalea's official YouTube channel has accumulated 3.4 billion views, with 15 music videos receiving over 100 million views on Vevo.</s><s>Early life and education. Amethyst Amelia Kelly was born in Sydney and grew up in Mullumbimby, New South Wales. Her father, Brendan Kelly, was an Irish-Australian painter and comic artist, while her mother, Tanya, cleaned holiday houses and hotels. Azalea lived in a house that her father built by hand from mud-bricks, surrounded by of land. She has two siblings named Mathias and Emerald Kelly. According to Azalea, she has some Aboriginal Australian ancestry: "My family came to Australia on the First Fleet. My family's been in that country for a long time, over 100 years. If your family's lived in Australia for a long time, everyone has a little bit of [Aboriginal blood]. I know my family does because we have an eye condition that only Aboriginal people have." Azalea has also said that her father "made her look at [art] as a teenager", which has always

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influenced her life and work. She began rapping at age 14. Before embarking on a solo career, Azalea formed a group with two other girls from her neighborhood: "I was like, I could be the rapper. This could be like TLC. I'll be Left Eye." Azalea eventually decided to disband the group because the other girls were not taking it seriously: "I take everything I do serious [sic]. I'm too competitive." In pursuit of her desire to move to America, Azalea dropped out of high school. She worked and saved the money she earned by cleaning hotel rooms and holiday houses with her mother. She claims to have hated school, which, apart from art class, only made her miserable. She also said she had no friends and was teased for her homemade outfits. Azalea traveled to the United States in 2006, shortly before she turned 16. She told her parents she was going "on a holiday" with a friend, but eventually decided to stay and shortly afterward told them she was not coming back home: "I was drawn to America because I felt like an outsider in my own country, I was in love with hip hop, and America is the birthplace of that, so I figured the closer I was

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to the music, the happier I'd be. I was right." She recalled, "My mum was crying, saying, 'Just be safe.' I was thinking, 'I'm going by myself. I'm fucking crazy!'." After she arrived in the US, she received her General Educational Development (GED), and resided in the country on a visa waiver for six years, returning to Australia every three months to renew it. Azalea worked in the US illegally until February 2013 when she was granted a five-year O visa. She chose the name Iggy after her dog. In 2018, Azalea was approved as a permanent U.S. resident.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:2006–2012: Career beginnings, "Glory", and "Ignorant Art". When she first arrived in the United States in 2006, she stayed in Miami, Florida, and afterward lived briefly in Houston, Texas. Azalea settled for a few years in Atlanta, Georgia, working with a member of the rap collective Dungeon Family named Backbone. During that period, she met future collaborators FKi and Natalie Sims. She said people would laugh at her because "they thought my raps sucked", but having grown up getting laughed at

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, she was able to shrug it off. Meanwhile, she had met someone from Interscope Records who encouraged her move to Los Angeles during the summer of 2010. Interscope would eventually go on to manage her for a brief period of time. It was during this time that she adopted her stage name, which she created from the name of her childhood dog, Iggy, and the street she grew up on, Azalea Street, where her family lives to this day. She also started making stop motion animated videos with freestyle rap because she felt like she had found her sound. On 27 September 2011, Azalea released her first full-length project, a mixtape titled "Ignorant Art", saying she made it "with the intent to make people question and redefine old ideals." Her song "Pussy" was included on the mixtape, alongside guest appearances from YG, Joe Moses, Chevy Jones, and Problem. In November 2011, she released a music video for her song "My World", directed by Alex/2tone. The video features a cameo appearance from character actor and former wrestler Tiny Lister, which earned her more attention due to its rising popularity online. "It's supposed to have like, all the ridiculous

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ness of a big-budget '90s video, but then chopped and screwed", said Azalea, of the video. In December 2011, Azalea revealed she would release her debut studio album, "The New Classic", as soon as she signed a major record label deal: "Once that's sorted out and I establish an overall sound and direction for the album, I will be able to know what artists would make for a dynamic collaboration." On 11 January 2012, Azalea released the music video for "The Last Song", her third video from "Ignorant Art". In an interview with "Billboard", released on 27 January, Azalea hinted at an Interscope Records signing, while also revealing hopes of releasing "The New Classic" in June, and for her debut single to precede it in March. Azalea reached out to rapper T.I., for the direction of her debut album. T.I. was set to executive produce "The New Classic", soon after a phone call the two had. At the time, Azalea was eyeing a summer release for "The New Classic": "Hopefully if all goes to plan, my album will be out in June and I'll have it recorded by the end of

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the month." However, after Interscope did not allow T.I. to be an ongoing part of her deal, Azalea opted not to sign with the major label and stay independently signed to Grand Hustle Records, until the release of her first album, which had then been postponed. In early 2012, Azalea was featured on the cover of "XXL", as part of its annual "Top 10 Freshman List", along with fellow up-and-coming rappers French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, Danny Brown, Hopsin, and Roscoe Dash. On 1 March 2012, T.I. announced he signed Azalea to Grand Hustle Records, along with rappers Chip and Trae tha Truth. On 26 March 2012, Azalea posted "Murda Bizness", the intended lead single for "The New Classic", on her YouTube account. The song was produced by Bei Maejor and features a verse from her Grand Hustle label-boss T.I. In April 2012, via her Twitter feed, Azalea announced plans to release an extended play (EP) entitled "Glory", later in May: "I'm just onto something right now, the last two weeks and it's glory. Az

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aleans need something new." Also in April, Azalea starred alongside Grammy-nominated producer Diplo and FKi in the world's first fully interactive shoppable music video for Canadian fashion retailer, SSENSE. In May 2012, it was confirmed by T.I. on MTV's HipHopPov that Azalea had not yet secured distribution for her deal with Grand Hustle Records, and was described by T.I. as a "free agent". It was later revealed in the interview that she was in negotiation with labels other than Interscope, possibly Def Jam Recordings (wherein Bu Thiam, whom of which originally placed a bid to sign her is VP of A&R). Azalea was also featured on Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas' collaborative electronic track "Beat Down", which was released on 31 May 2012. On 24 June 2012, Azalea released "Millionaire Misfits", the second offering from her EP "Glory"; the first being "Murda Bizness". On 21 July, the official music video for "Murda Bizness" was released online. "Glory", although not released in May, as it was originally scheduled, was released

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30 July 2012. Azalea was also one of the acts on MTV's 2012 Closer to My Dreams Tour, along with Tyga and Kirko Bangz. On 28 September 2012, Azalea announced she would be releasing her second mixtape on 11 October 2012. Titling it "TrapGold", the mixtape was produced entirely by Diplo and FKi. She later premiered teaser visuals for the track "Bac 2 Tha Future (My Time)", On 9 October 2012, Azalea made her US national television debut, appearing alongside T.I., B.o.B and other Grand Hustle artists in a cypher at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. Later that month, she embarked on yet another North American mini-concert tour with Roc Nation singer-songwriter Rita Ora, on her Ora Tour. Azalea then headlined a tour in Europe to support "TrapGold". On 16 December 2012, Azalea performed live alongside Natasha Bedingfield and Bootsy Collins, covering Deee-Lite's 1990 hit disco song "Groove Is in the Heart", on the annual television series "VH1 Divas".</s><s>Career.:2013–2014: Breakthrough and "The New

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Classic". In January and February 2013, Azalea worked on tour while still working on her upcoming singles and summer release of "The New Classic." She was the opening act for Rita Ora's Radioactive Tour, in the United Kingdom. As part of her set for Ora's Radioactive Tour, Azalea premiered her commercial debut single "Work", which also serves as the lead single for her debut album. The single premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 11 February 2013. On 13 February 2013, it was announced Azalea had signed a record deal with Mercury Records. The music video for her debut single "Work", was directed by Jonas & François and released 13 March 2013. In March 2013, Azalea also joined renowned rapper Nas, on the European leg of his Life Is Good Tour. On 15 April 2013, Vevo announced Azalea as its second LIFT artist of 2013 and that she would film live festival performances, fashion and style pieces and behind-the-scenes interviews as part of the eight-week-long campaign. It was also revealed that the music video for her second single, "Bounce", would premiere on Vevo at the end of the month. On 16 March 2013, it was announced that Az

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alea would perform in the benefit concert "Chime for Change", scheduled to take place on 1 June in London, alongside Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and others. On 23 April 2013, Azalea announced that she had signed a solo record deal with Island Def Jam. On 26 April 2013, "Bounce" premiered on BBC Radio 1. She also noted that the third international single taken from her debut album would be entitled "Change Your Life" and feature a verse from T.I. Azalea also confirmed that she was not signed to Grand Hustle Records; however, heavily affiliated with the label. On 25 May 2013, Azalea performed an acclaimed carnival themed set on the "In New Music We Trust" stage as part of Radio 1's Big Weekend in Derry, Northern Ireland. The setlist contained songs from previous EPs and album material such as "Bounce" and "Work". The show was the start of a short set of UK pre-album promotional appearances. In June 2013, Azalea confirmed that the album was nearly finished and that the release was expected in September 2013. On 29 July 2013, Azalea revealed she will be opening for Beyoncé on the 17-date Australia leg of her Mrs. Carter Show

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World Tour in October and November. The third single from "The New Classic", titled "Change Your Life", was premiered by BBC Radio 1Xtra's MistaJam, on 19 August 2013. On 3 October 2013, Azalea made her first appearance on BET's "106 & Park", where she was interviewed and performed "Change Your Life", alongside T.I. Azalea's debut album was slated for an October 2013 release, but in an interview with Australia's "Herald Sun" she revealed that due to other commitments such as supporting Beyoncé on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, her record label would not allow her to release "The New Classic" until March 2014. She said: "The official date? Fucked if I know! It's done, it's so depressing to say this but it's the beginning of March, it's so far away but I just have to accept that." She explained the reasons behind the delay: "It was supposed to be October but obviously I'm going on tour with Beyoncé and they said I'm not allowed to put an album out while I'm on tour because I'll be trapped in Australia and I won't be able to do any TV appearances and I thought that's fair enough, that

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's three weeks and then they said 'You can't put an album out around Christmas time, that's a bad time' and I said 'What about January?' 'Well nobody gets back off holidays and then it's the BRIT Awards, you can't release an album, it's terrible for marketing' which brings me to February." On 10 November 2013, Azalea performed "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards. On 5 December 2013, an unfinished song by Azalea titled "Leave It", allegedly produced by DJ Mustard, was leaked. Azalea later revealed the song was in fact produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade, whom she collaborated with on the entire album. In February 2014, Azalea announced that she would be releasing a new single titled "Fancy", featuring English singer-songwriter Charli XCX. The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 Xtra at 7 pm GMT on 6 February 2014. After the song's premiere, it was revealed "Fancy" was the song that had leaked titled "Leave It". On 17 February 2014, the song was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom as the album's fourth single. The music video for

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"Fancy", inspired by the 1995 American comedy film "Clueless" was released on 4 March. "Fancy" went on to become Azalea's most successful single to date, becoming her first single to chart on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. It also reached number-one on "Billboard"'s Hot Rap Songs chart, as well as number-one the US Dance Club Play chart. After much delay and speculation, "The New Classic" was finally released on 21 April 2014. Upon its release, the album debuted at number-three on the "Billboard" 200 chart, with first-week sales of 52,000 copies in the United States. "The New Classic" was the highest-charting female rap album since Nicki Minaj's "" (2012). "The New Classic" also attained the highest number for a female rapper's debut album since Minaj's "Pink Friday" (2010), which had entered at number-two with 375,000 copies sold. Azalea was then featured on American singer Ariana Grande's single "Problem", which was released on 28 April 2014. The song was released as the lead single from Grande's second studio album. Shortly after, Azalea also appeared on Jennifer

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Lopez's single "Booty". On 28 May 2014, "The New Classic"s fourth single "Fancy", reached number-one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, with Azalea being the fourth solo female rapper ever to top the Hot 100. On the same day, "Problem" rose to number-two on the Hot 100, with Azalea becoming the only artist since the Beatles, to rank at numbers one and two simultaneously, with their first two respective Hot 100 entries. "Fancy" also topped the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. On 24 June 2014, Azalea's song "Black Widow", featuring Rita Ora, was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio, as her debut album's fifth single in the US. It eventually peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A reissue of "The New Classic", titled "Reclassified", was released in November 2014; featuring five new songs, including new singles "Beg for It" and "Trouble". On 10 December 2014, when reflecting on the year she'd had and the struggles she faced in the years before, Azalea announced plans of an arena tour for 2015 and a second

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studio album via her Twitter account. The same day, she revealed the title of the tour, The Great Escape Tour, and the concept behind it, which is Azalea picturing herself as "a musical escape artist for people". Azalea also stated that the name of the tour went along with the title of her upcoming second studio album, which would also be promoted on the tour.</s><s>Career.:2015–2018: Career setbacks and "Survive the Summer". Azalea declared she had started to work on her second studio album in January 2015. On 4 May 2015, she released a duet with Britney Spears titled "Pretty Girls". On 29 May 2015, it was reported that The Great Escape Tour had been canceled and there would be a new tour planned around Azalea's new album to be released in 2016. Azalea later clarified she "had a different creative change of heart" and would also be taking a break to figure out the progression she wanted for her sound and visuals. In June, when asked details on her new music, she explained she had scrapped six months of work to start from scratch. On 30 August, Azalea performed "Cool for the Summer" with Demi Lovato at the 2015 MTV Video Music

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Awards, after a collaboration between the two was announced for Lovato's fifth studio album, "Confident" (2015). In October 2015, Azalea revealed the initial title of her second album to be "Digital Distortion". A buzz track off the album, "Azillion", was made available for free streaming on SoundCloud on 9 January 2016. The project's lead single, "Team", was released on 18 March 2016 along with a dance video. An accompanying music video premiered on 31 March. In March 2016, Azalea revealed she had started a production company, having "bought the rights to a couple of books that I really like, and also some television shows from Australia that I really believed in and was a fan of when I was a kid, and I had some ideas to rework [them]." In July 2016, she announced that her company, Azalea Street Productions, had signed a deal to create original content for NBCUniversal. In February 2017, it was announced the company optioned the book "Bad Girls Gone" for a film that Azalea would produce but nothing materialized. On 12 June 2016, Seven Network revealed that Azalea had signed on to be a judge replacing Chris Isaak on "The X Factor Australia

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" for its eighth season, broadcast from October to November 2016. In September 2016, Azalea explained she was delaying the release of her album to 2017, despite it initially being set for July 2016, after ending the relationship with her fiancé Nick Young, stating: "[I] just needed to have some me time to get my life in order and process the changes that are happening in my private life." She also mentioned wanting to record new songs that reflected her mindset: "when I wrote [my album] I was about to get married... I don't want to go and promote my album and get asked about my relationship that has just crumbled." Azalea released two singles, "Mo Bounce" and "Switch", on 24 March 2017 and 19 May 2017 respectively. The latter track features Brazilian singer Anitta. Azalea promoted "Switch" through a performance on the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards. On 7 November 2017, Azalea stated that she was not allowed to release music until January 2018, as she signed with a new label. She additionally announced the new title of her second album, "Surviving the Summer", and released four new tracks for free download via WeTransfer. The media has dubbed the songs as a four-track

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mixtape or EP called "4 My Ratz". In January 2018, Azalea announced the title of the lead single from "Surviving the Summer", "Savior" featuring Quavo, which was released on 2 February 2018. On 8 June 2018, the rapper revealed that "Survive the Summer" would be an EP. She also stated that the reason behind the postponed release date—originally for 2 June, then 30 June release—was the change of president of her record label, Island Records. On 5 July, Azalea released two tracks from the EP: "Tokyo Snow Trip" and "Kream", the latter featuring Tyga. "Survive the Summer" was released on 3 August 2018, and debuted at number 144 on the "Billboard" 200. On 3 November 2018, Azalea tweeted that she had left Island Records, which she had signed to in 2017, and established her own record label, which was then named New Classic Records. Two weeks later, she announced she had signed a $2.7 million dollar distribution deal with an unidentified company. She stated that she would be an independent artist, be able to sign other artists, and own all her masters, with the exception of her music licensed under

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Universal. On 20 November 2018, it was announced that she had signed a partnership deal with Empire Distribution. She would later rename her record label Bad Dreams in January 2019.</s><s>Career.:2019: "In My Defense" and "Wicked Lips". Azalea announced in early February 2019 that she had completed work on her second studio album, "In My Defense". She further stated her plans to release it in the spring of that year. On 27 February, Azalea announced that "Sally Walker" would be the first single off of the album. On the same day, her previous single, "Kream", was certified gold for selling 500,000 copies in the US. At the end of March 2019, 14 days after Azalea's new single was released, "Sally Walker" had accumulated over 38 million views on YouTube had a combined total sales of over 82,000 copies sold on all platforms and had debuted on "Billboard"s Hot 100 Chart at number 62, making it the highest-charting single from Azalea on the "Billboard" charts since "Team" released in 2016, which had charted at number 42. Azalea promoted the song with a performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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during his Las Vegas shows. On 3 May 2019, Azalea released the album's official second single, "Started", along with its official music video. Shortly afterward, a collaboration with VVAVES titled "Boys Like You" was released. On 24 June 2019, Azalea announced via Twitter that her album "In My Defense" would be released on 19 July 2019. Pre-orders for the album began on 28 June 2019. Azalea appeared on the cover of "Cosmopolitan" in August. On 27 September 2019, Azalea announced she would be releasing a new extended play. In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", Azalea stated she was not sure if she would tour to promote the record but that she plans to begin recording new material in September, with hopes of putting it out next year. She later announced on her Twitter that she planned on releasing a new extended play on 15 November 2019 entitled "Wicked Lips" following the release of its lead single, "Lola". Following a few minor delays, the EP was released on 2 December. The EP was written primarily by Azalea with Noah Cyrus co-writing "The Girls", which featured Pabllo Vittar.</s><s>Career.:

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2020–present: "The End of an Era". In the summer of 2020, Azalea announced her third studio album, "The End of an Era". On 20 August 2020, Azalea released the original lead single, "Dance Like Nobody's Watching", a collaboration with Tinashe. Following its underperformance, Azalea scrapped the song from "The End of an Era" and released the album's new lead single "Sip It" with Tyga in April 2021. In June 2021, Azalea tweeted that "The End of an Era" would be released in August of the same year. Later in June, Pitbull announced his I Feel Good Tour with Azalea as an opening act. On 15 July 2021, Azalea announced that she would take a hiatus from music after the release of "The End of an Era". One year later, on 8 August 2022, Azalea announced that she would resume her musical activity.</s><s>Artistry.</s><s>Artistry.:Musical style and influences. Although Azalea is Australian, she raps with a Southern U.S. accent. When she first moved to America, she was involved in the Southern hip hop scene of Miami and later Atlanta, which made

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it easy for her to cultivate the Southern influence in her music: "I lived in the South for five years; you pick up things from your surroundings and teachers. The people who taught me to rap are all from the South and so was the music I had listened to as a teen." While Azalea's debut extended play, "Glory", was intended to focus on hardcore rap, the EP also touched up on other genres including electronic dance music. Music critics have defined her singles "Fancy" and "Team" as electro-hop. At the age of 11, Azalea was infatuated with hip hop when she heard Tupac Shakur's "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)": "It was the song that made me fall in love with music and also what sparked my Tupac fascination. That would later make me pick up my own pen and write songs." In her early interviews, Azalea regularly mentioned Shakur's influence: "I was sickly obsessed. I had every picture of Tupac ever printed on my wall." She has credited Beyoncé as an influence and Missy Elliott as the female rapper who she is influenced by and admires the most. Outside of music, her fashion sense is influenced by

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Grace Kelly, Lil' Kim, Gwen Stefani, Fran Drescher, Eve, Trina, Fergie, Christina Aguilera, and the Spice Girls, with Azalea stating that Mel B and Victoria Beckham are her favorite Spice Girls.</s><s>Artistry.:Music videos. Azalea is often noted for her cinema-quality music videos which are often comedic and contain satire. Azalea has paid homage to a number of cult films from the 1990s and early 2000s in her music videos, among the most notable examples being "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1997) in "Work" (2013), "Showgirls" (1995) in "Change Your Life" (2013), "Clueless" (1995) in "Fancy" (2014), "Kill Bill" (2003) in "Black Widow" (2014), "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1988) in "Pretty Girls" (2015), and "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" (1997) in "Fuck It Up" (2019), among others. Alongside those film references, eras of cinema are referenced in several other videos including the Bollywood-themed video for "Bounce" (2013) and the 1980

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s cop comedy-inspired video for "Trouble" (2015). Additionally, the video for "Murda Bizness" (2012) is reminiscent of the pageant culture shown in reality series "Toddlers & Tiaras". Azalea has also been credited as a director for some of her music videos and often mentions the importance she attributes to them: "For me, visuals are as important as the music, I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is."</s><s>Artistry.:Public image. After initially resisting suggestions to try modeling, Azalea signed with talent agency Wilhelmina Models in 2012. She featured in promotional ads for Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand Dim Mak's 2012 fall/winter collection. Also in 2012, Azalea was the face of Levi's "Go Forth" campaign. Azalea also appeared in House of Holland's first eyewear collection campaign. In July 2014, MTV announced that Azalea would be the host of the revived "House of Style". Azalea appeared in the seventh installment of "The Fast and the Furious" film series, "Furious 7", released in 2015. In August 2014, the "New York

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Post"s Page Six reported that Azalea had formed a footwear collaboration with Steve Madden. Their shoe collection was unveiled in February 2015. In October 2014, Azalea and her boyfriend Nick Young were announced as the new faces of Forever 21's 2014 holiday campaign. In April 2015, she signed on to be the 100th-birthday ambassador of Australian underwear and clothing company Bonds. In 2018, Azalea was announced as Monster Products's new spokesperson and starred in their Super Bowl LII commercial.</s><s>Controversy.</s><s>Controversy.:Accusations of cultural appropriation. In 2012, Azalea caused controversy for her song "D.R.U.G.S", a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Look Out for Detox", having adapted one of its lyrics to "When the relay starts, I'm a runaway slave / Master", leading her to release a letter online apologizing, stating that it was a "tacky and careless thing to say." According to the British newspaper "The Guardian", there have been "accusations of racism against Azalea focused on her... insensitivity to the complexities of race relations and cultural appropriation." "Salon" writer Brittney Cooper critiqued Azalea's "co-

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optation and appropriation of sonic Southern Blackness, particularly the sonic Blackness of Southern Black women." Her use of an African-American English accent has been compared to blackface and part of a "broad, vague area of white people pretending to be black: those who do it culturally, rather than cosmetically" but also conversely as "wilful ignorance". Both supporters and critics of Azalea's rise to fame in the hip hop industry noted that it was important to be inclusive while acknowledging and respecting the role of African-Americans in pioneering hip hop. After being asked to analyze and compare her speaking and rapping voice, linguistics professor David Crystal said Azalea might be doing it unconsciously to accommodate to the American rapping style, adding: "There are hardly any echoes of [Azalea's] original Australian accent in her speaking voice—just the odd word (e.g. "own", "believe") and inflection. She has developed a mixed accent (like so many people have these days) as a result of her traveling around." When asked about the validity to the criticisms leveled against her, Azalea stated: "Do you not like me because I rap with an American accent and I'm not American? Well,

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that's valid on some level because that's your opinion and I can't change that", continuing, "But I'm not trying to sound black—I just grew up in a country where on TV and in music and film, everyone was American or any Australian person in them put on an American accent. So I never saw it as strange at all." In 2021, after Azalea released the music video for her song "Iam the Stripclub", some Twitter commentators accused her of blackfishing or "imitating a black female aesthetic"; Azalea called the allegations "ridiculous and baseless" and said that she had worn the same Armani foundation for the past three years "in every video since 'Sally Walker'". Her makeup artist Eros J. Gomez took to Twitter to defend and clarify that Azalea was using the same foundation in all the music video scenes.</s><s>Controversy.:Comments on racism. In 2018, Azalea claimed that the history of racism in the United States causes its audiences to dismiss her, and claimed that she, "grew up in a situation that didn't involve any privilege and I worked really hard", later reiterating on U.S. race relations: "I make 'black'

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music. I don't want people to think it's not something I care about. I want to make music for girls in the gym." She stated, "It's important for music to reflect what is going on socially and for there to be those kinds of voices within the industry. But I want to be that person you can listen to for four minutes and not think about that stuff at all, and it's important to have that too [...] I'm not here to offer that commentary, but that doesn't mean I don't care." In 2016, she lamented, "Many people think I still live in that bubble and that I don't understand that the United States is set up in a way that doesn't benefit minorities. I've lived here for 10 years now, and I don't want it to be that way either. I'm marrying a black man and my children will be half black— of course I care about these things." She further dismissed the legitimacy of the racial controversy, citing sexism as the true cause of criticism. In a feature covering Azalea's career, Clover Hope wrote, "Rather than seeing race as an issue, Iggy focused on the trend of women in rap being over-policed and accused of not writing their own rhymes,

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while in the process overlooking how artists like herself and Macklemore hold a broader industry advantage, even as they feel like outcasts in their field." In 2016, Azalea was planning to release her second album titled, "Digital Distortion", explaining its concept: addressing the criticisms against her: "some of them were fair and some of them, I think, were unfair. I just think it's interesting that we live in this age of digital distortion where we're all distorting each other and distorting ourselves and our perception of who we all are, and none of it is really accurate anymore." She later credited the support she received from fellow rappers as giving her motivation facing the controversial claims in the media: "I grew up loving Missy Elliot, loving Lil' Kim or Trina and so I'm lucky I have those women I really idolized support me. So, I get a little bit confident in that, knowing the people I look up to appreciate what I'm doing."</s><s>Personal life. In March 2015, while talking about her body shape with "Vogue", Azalea revealed she had undergone breast augmentation, saying, "I did change something: Four months ago, I got bigger boobs! I'd thought about it my entire life

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", adding she was sick of having to sew padding into her stage costumes and wanted to be able to wear lingerie without wiring. After initially resolving never to discuss it publicly as she didn't want other girls to feel bad about their bodies, she concluded, "But then, I decided I wasn't into secret-keeping." In August 2015, she talked about having a nose job with "Seventeen" magazine, adding, "Your perception of yourself can change a lot over time, so I think it's important to wait and make sure it's the right choice. Plastic surgery is an emotional journey.... There are things that I didn't like about myself that I changed through surgery. There are other things I dislike but I've learned to accept. It's important to remember you can't change everything. You can never be perfect." In March 2018, Azalea was approved for permanent residence in the United States.</s><s>Personal life.:Relationships. In late 2011, Azalea began dating American rapper A$AP Rocky, whom she met through American record producer Chase N. Cashe. She confirmed that they were dating in a January 2012 interview with "Vibe" and, around this time, got the title of Rocky's breakout mixtape "Live

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. Love. A$AP" tattooed on her fingers. She claimed she and Rocky both had tattoos dedicated to the relationship, but his tattoos were not visible. In July 2012, Rocky stated they were no longer dating, with Azalea later removing her tattoo after years with the word A$AP crossed out. In November 2013, Azalea began a relationship with Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Nick Young. Azalea and Young were featured in the March 2014 issue of "GQ" magazine. They lived together in Tarzana, California. On 1 June 2015, they announced their engagement. On 19 June 2016, Azalea announced that she and Young had split after a video leaked on the internet showing Young bragging about cheating on Azalea. In 2016, she briefly dated Moroccan-American rapper French Montana. In late 2018, Azalea began dating American rapper Playboi Carti. The couple reportedly split in December 2019. However, in June 2020, Azalea announced she had given birth to a son with Carti. That October, she released a statement saying, "I'm raising my son alone & I'm not in a relationship." Later in December, Azalea revealed that Carti had cheated on her and missed their son

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's birth. He later refused to sign their son's birth certificate.</s><s>Awards and nominations. Iggy Azalea has been nominated for numerous major music awards. Azalea was the first female and first non-American rapper to be featured on "XXL"'s "Top 10 Freshman List". In 2014, she received two American Music Awards in the Rap/Hip-Hop categories, along with four more nominations, and one MTV Video Music Award for her collaboration with Ariana Grande, along with seven more nominations, making her the most nominated artist at these respective award show editions. She has also won three Teen Choice Awards and one MTV Europe Music Award. Azalea won the 2014 ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist and the 2015 People's Choice Award for Favorite Hip-Hop Artist. In November 2014, she was placed at number-one on the "Maxim" Hot 100 list in Australia because "few Aussies, female or otherwise, have had a bigger 2014 than Iggy." Azalea also ranked at number 46 on the 2014 edition of the AMID (Australasian Music Industry Directory) Power 50, a list that compiles the most influential figures in the Australasian music world. Azalea received four nominations

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at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Fancy" and Best Rap Album for "The New Classic". Azalea joined the list of the 9th Annual "Billboard" Women in Music honorees as a chart-topper. In late 2014, it was announced she was placed at number-one on "Billboard" Year-End's Top New Artists chart. In 2015, Azalea also led the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with five. She received twelve nominations at the 2015 "Billboard" Music Awards. In 2016, Azalea was presented with the Woman of the Year award by "GQ Australia". In 2020, Iggy Azalea was listed at number 50 in "Rolling Stone Australia"s "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.</s><s>Discography. - "The New Classic" (2014) - "In My Defense" (2019) - "The End of an Era" (2021) - "Hotter Than Hell" (2023)</s><s>Tours.</s><s>Tours.:Headlining. - The New Classic Tour (2014) Cancelled tours - Great Escape Tour (

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2015) - Bad Girls Tour (2018)</s><s>Tours.:Opening act. - "XXL" Freshmen Live Tour (2012) - Tyga – MTV Jams Presents: Closer to My Dreams Tour (2012) - Rita Ora – Ora Tour (2012) - Rita Ora – Radioactive Tour (2013) - Nas – Life Is Good Tour (2013) - Beyoncé – The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013) - Pitbull - I Feel Good Tour (2021) - Pitbull - Can't Stop Us Now Summer Tour (2022)</s><s>See also. - List of artists who reached number one in the United States</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Jackie Shroff.

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<s>Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and, has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Odia, Gujarati and English. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He became an overnight star with Subhash Ghai's "Hero" (1983) film, and eventually established himself as one of the leading men of Indian cinema from 1980s to 1990s.</s><s>Early and personal life. Shroff was born as Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff in Bombay (present Mumbai), India. His father, Kakubhai Haribhai Shroff, was Gujarati, while his mother was a Turkmen who fled from Kazakhstan (then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic under the Russian Soviet Union) during a coup. His maternal grandmother escaped to Ladakh along with her seven daughters when there was a coup in Kazakhstan. They migrated to

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Delhi, and finally to Mumbai. His father came from a Gujarati family of merchants and traders. However, they lost all of their money in the stock market and his father had to leave home at the age of 17. His father met his mother when both were teenagers and got married. As a youngster, he modelled in a few advertisements including Savage perfumes. It was one of his classmates in school who gave Shroff his name "Jackie" and then filmmaker Subhash Ghai stuck to this name when he launched him in the film "Hero". Shroff regularly revisits his childhood home in Teen Batti. Shroff married his longtime girlfriend Ayesha Dutt, a model who later became a film producer, on her birthday, 5 June 1987. The couple runs a media company Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They jointly owned 10% shares in Sony TV from its launch until 2012, when they sold their stake and ended their 15-year-long association with Sony TV. They have two children: a daughter Krishna Shroff, and a son, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff.</s><s>Career. Jackie Shroff dropped out of school after his 11th standard as his family did not have much money. He

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tried his hand working as an apprentice chef at Taj Hotels and as a flight attendant at Air India, but he was rejected from both places because of his lack of qualifications. He then started working as a travel agent in a local company called "Trade Wings" near Jehangir Art Gallery. An advertising agency accountant spotted him at the bus stand and asked him if he would be interested in modelling. The next day, Shroff went to the advertising agency (National advertising agency) located in the same building as Davar's college near Flora Fountain for the photo shoot during his lunch time. This photo shoot for a suit shirt launched Shroff on his modelling path. In 1982, Shroff made his acting debut in Dev Anand's movie "Swami Dada". In 1983, Subhash Ghai cast him in the lead role for the movie "Hero", paired against Meenakshi Sheshadri. The film was a major critical and commercial success, and one of the highest grossers of 1983. By "Hero", both Shroff and Seshadri had become overnight stars.  He continued to work in Subhash Ghai movies, irrespective of any role that was offered. After "Hero", he did several other films,

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such as "Andar Baahar". "Jaanoo" and "Yudh" were successful. In 1986 he did "Karma" which became the highest-grossing film of 1986. His next film to be released was "Kaash". Later films, such as "Dahleez" and "Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá" were critically acclaimed, but failed at the box office. But he came back to success through films such as "Ram Lakhan", "Tridev" and "Parinda", which won him filmfare award for best actor. In the 90s he was part of successful films such as "Saudagar", "Angaar", "Sapne Sajan Ke", "Gardish", "Khalnayak", "1942: A Love Story", "Rangeela", "Agnisakshi", "Border" & "Shapath". In 2006, Shroff acted in the children's film "Bhoot Unkle". In 2010 he appeared in film "Bhoot and Friends". In 2011 he did a cameo role in film "Shraddha In The Name Of God" directed by Gurubhai Thakkar

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. In 2017, Shroff made his debut in Konkani, acting in the film "Soul Curry", which even won him an award. Subsequently, he is to act in another Konkani film scheduled to release in 2019, titled "Kantaar". In October 2018, he acted in a short film, "The Playboy Mr. Sawhney". He was also seen in "Paltan". He is to feature in many films in 2019, like "Firrkie", "Bharat", "Saaho", and "Romeo Akbar Walter". He is also going to star in "Prasthanam", which Hindi remake of Telugu film with same name alongside Ali Fazal and Sanjay Dutt.</s><s>Career.:Television. Shroff has hosted many television shows like "Lehrein", "Chirtrahar" and "Missing". Dealing with stories of missing people who were never found, "Missing" was popular for its creative narration by Shroff. The show was broadcast on Sony TV, of which he owned some shares. Shroff was also a judge on the magic show "India's Magic Star", broadcast on Indian channel STAR One. The show began on

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3 July 2010 and ended on 5 September 2010. In 2014, Shroff and his son Tiger Shroff made an appearance on "Comedy Nights with Kapil". In 2019 Shroff made his digital debut with the series "Criminal Justice".</s><s>Other ventures.</s><s>Other ventures.:Social activism. He has an organic farm, where he grows organic plants, trees and herbs. He is also the brand ambassador of Thalassemia India and over the years has supported many causes like HIV/AIDS awareness and abolishment of female foeticide. He has also funded the treatment and education of many underprivileged children. On 5 March 2021, Shroff donated an ambulance to a Lonavala-based animal shelter in the memory of his late pet dog Rocky.</s><s>Awards and accolades. - 1990: Won: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – "Parinda" - 1994: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – "Gardish" - 1994: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "Khalnayak" - 1995: Won: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "" - 1996: Won: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "Rangeela" - 1997

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: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "Agni Sakshi" - 2002: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "Yaadein" - 2001: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – "Mission Kashmir" - 2003: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – "Devdas" - 2007: Special Honour Jury Award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema - 2011: Won: Vikatan Awards for Best Villain – "Aaranya Kaandam" - 2014: Won: The Original Rockstar GQ - 2016: Won: HT Most Stylish Living Legend Award. - 2017: Won: Raj Kapoor Award – Received by actress Raakhee: 30 April 2017. - 2017: Won: Received the 20th anniversary of JP Dutta's Border movie Award: 12 June 2017. - 2017: Won: Recipient of National Award-Hindi Cinema Gaurav Samman at Vigyan Bhawan - 2018: Won: Filmfare Short Film Award for Best Actor — "Khujli" - 2018: Won: Best Actor Award for the Konkani film "Soul Curry" at Goa State Awards ceremony He has received a

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Doctor of Arts for his valuable contribution in the field of Cinema from the Invertis University.</s>


Prompt: Question: Tell me a bio of Cha Eun-woo.

Cha Eun-woo

<s>Cha Eun-woo Lee Dong-min (; born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (), is a South Korean singer, actor, and model under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro.</s><s>Early life. Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, 1997, in the city of Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province. He attended Suri Middle School and Suri High School before graduating from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He studied at Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in performing arts.</s><s>Career.</s><s>Career.:2013–2015: Career beginnings. Cha debuted as an actor with a minor role in the film "My Brilliant Life". He was the fourth trainee to be officially introduced with the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut. In August 2015, Cha, along with the other members of Astro, participated in the web-drama "To Be Continued".</s><s>Career.:2016–present: Debut with Astro, solo activities and rising popularity. Astro debuted on February 23, 2016, with the EP "Spring Up". In August, Cha participated in the Chuseok special variety

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show, "Replies That Make Us Flutter". In September, he participated in another Chuseok pilot program, "Boomshakalaka". Cha was announced as a host of "Show! Music Core" alongside Kim Sae-ron, Lee Soo-min and Xiyeon from 2016 to 2018. In 2016, he also starred in the web drama "My Romantic Some Recipe". In 2017, Cha was cast in the KBS2 drama "Hit the Top" and starred in the web drama "Sweet Revenge". In 2018, Cha starred in the web drama "Top Management". He was later cast in the JTBC romantic comedy series "Gangnam Beauty", his first leading role on television. He saw a rise in popularity after the series aired and was included in GQ Korea's "Men of the Year". In 2019, Cha starred in the historical drama "Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung" alongside Shin Se-kyung. He played the role of an royal price who became a romance novelist, and won the Excellence Award for an Actor and Best Couple Award with Shin at the MBC Drama Awards. In December, he was announced as a cast member of the new variety show "Handsome Tigers"

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alongside Joy, Lee Sang-yoon, Yoo Seon-ho, and Seo Jang-hoon. In April 2020, Cha joined SBS television show "Master in the House" as a fixed cast member. At the 2020 SBS Entertainment Awards, he won the Rookie Award for his role on the show. In December 2020, he starred in the tvN coming-of-age romance drama "True Beauty" based on the webtoon of the same name, playing high school student alongside Moon Ga-young. In June 2021, he left "Master in the House". In November 2021, Cha released "Don't Cry, My Love", a ballad song featuring a piano performance, for the official soundtrack of the comic "Under The Oak Tree". In 2022, Cha recorded "Focus on Me" for the soundtrack of the Kakao webtoon "The Villainess Is a Marionette", released on February 22. He then played the role of a Navy officer in Hwang In-ho's urban terror action film "Decibel" which was released in November 2022. Later that year he starred in TVING drama "Island" alongside Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee and Sung Joon, playing the role of an

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exorcist priest. On December 30, Fantagio released an official statement and stated that Cha had decided to renew his contract with the agency. In 2023, Cha is set to star in the webtoon-based fantasy romance drama drama "A Good Day to Be a Dog".</s><s>Other ventures.</s><s>Other ventures.:Endorsements. In February 2021, Cha became Penshoppe's international ambassador. In March, he was selected as the brand model for Noona Holdak Chicken. In May, Cha was chosen as a new model for clothing brand O'Neill.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/COjdHHBJBQD/?igshid=18c35kt9kby3g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/oneillkorea/2568024244451808259_2568024239183950265 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Cha Eun-Woo has been chosen As The New Model For Leisure Sports Brand O'Neill In January 2022, Cha became the muse for the hair styling brand Dashu.

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The next two months, he became as a new brand ambassador for Ms Glow, and Mister Potato. In April 2022, Cha modeled for contemporary men's clothing brand Liberclassy. In June, Cha became a brand ambassador for Dior Beauty, announced after attending Jean-Michel Othoniel's exhibition. In December, there was a post announcing Cha became a brand ambassador for Dior. In January 2023, Cha became a regional brand ambassador for Skechers, this partnership covers seven key Asia-Pacific markets for Skechers: Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.  Dior Beauty post announcing welcome Cha as the first global ambassador for Dior Capture Totale the new Serum. In February, Cha and actress Han So-hee were selected as CF models together for global clothing brand Giordano.  Cha launches the global campaign 2023 NEW Liens collection Liens Evidence, featuring a bridge that connects two people who express different emotions. that can be experienced in important moments of life With Chaumet's unique artistic sense.{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/144/0000864801?lfrom=twitter|title

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=차은우, 자유로운 남자</s><s>Other ventures.:Philanthropy. In April 2019, Cha donated million to help support the victims of the Sokcho Fire. In February 2020, It was revealed that Cha had donated million to help those affected by COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. In June 2022, Cha participated as a special audio guide for the art exhibit of Sir Michael Craig-Martin & even donated some proceeds for cancer patients at the national cancer center. In November 2022, it was announced that Cha will hold a photo exhibition at the end of the year and will donate all profits to help the underprivileged.</s><s>Impact and influence. In November 2018, Cha was included as one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year. In 2019, he ranked seventh—with 44,178,474 points—in the Most Accumulated Points On Male Idol Brand Reputation. In the K-pop Radar Year-End Chart of 2019, Cha was named as the male "Hot Instagrammer". In April 2021, Cha placed 17th on "Forbes" Korea Power Celebrity and sixth in the SNS category. In April 2022,

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after Cha was selected to represent contemporary men's clothing brand Liberclassy, traffic to the company's mall increased by 806% in the first week of April from the previous week, and the brand also saw an increase in social media engagement. An official from Liberclassy said, "The Cha Eunwoo effect was seen as more than 70 million won in sales generated for pre-application alone". In January 2023, Cha was the Top Male Influencer in Fashion in 2022, and the only male to make it into the Top 10 influencers with $82.5 Million EMV, as reported by Lefty.</s><s>Discography.</s><s>Discography.:Songwriting credits. ""</s>