READING 2 Leggi queste biografie e identifica le star! 1. was born in Houston, Texas. As a child, she sings in a choir and also takes opera classes. She starts singing in a group with her cousin and two other girls. The title of their first album is Destiny s Child . Some years later, she records her first solo album, Dangerously in Love . She receives a lot of prizes for her works, including Grammy Awards. She also starts acting and her first film is Carmen A Hip Hopera . She is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, actress, dancer and model. 2. Her birth name is Stacey Ann Ferguson, but she is known as . She is an American songwriter, fashion designer, actress and singer. She starts singing in a girl group called Wild Orchid , then she becomes the vocalist for the hip hop/pop group the Black Eyed Peas. Her first solo album is The Dutchess . As an actress she is on the TV programme Kids Incorporated when she is just 10; then she is the voice of Sally in some Charlie Brown specials. More recently, she has a supporting role in the musical Nine . 3. Born in Staffordshire, . is one of the most famous British pop singers. He is a member of the boy band Take That , but in 1995 he starts a solo career. Among his first hits are the single Freedom and the album Life Thru a Lens . In 2000 he also becomes a star in the USA with his song Rock DJ and, some time later, with the duet song Something Stupid with Australian actress Nicole Kidman. In 2002 he appears in the list of the 100 Greatest Britons and his biography, Feel , becomes an instant bestseller on its publication in 2004. He now lives in Los Angeles. 4. was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. He becomes famous as a vocalist in the pop band N Sync after his appearance on the American TV talent show Star Search . He also attracts the media attention because of his relationship with Britney Spears and, later, with Cameron Diaz. His first solo album, Justified (2002) has impressive sales. He performs with some of the most popular stars like Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson. He is an actor, too: among his roles, he is King Arthur in Shrek 3 . USEFUL WORDS to act = recitare; hit = successo; to perform = esibirsi; prize = premio; to record = registrare; sale = vendita; supporting role = ruolo secondario. 36 week four