10 Fun Facts About
Iggy Azalea
1
. Amethyst Amelia Kelly was born in Sydney on June 7, 1990. She
was raised in Mullumbimby, New South Wales.
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2
. Azalea lived in a home that her father hand-built out of mud
bricks and was surrounded by 5 hectares of land.
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3
. She started rapping when she was 14 years old.
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4
. Azalea dropped out of high school to pursue her desire to move to America.
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5.
Just before she turned 16, she travelled to the United States in 2006.
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6
. Before getting a five-year O visa in February 2013, Azalea worked illegally in the United States.
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7
. She got her stage name from the street she grew up on, Azalea Street, and the name of her childhood dog, Iggy.
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8
. Iggy is the only artist except "The Beatles" to have her first two Hot 100 singles at #1 and #2 at the same time.
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9
. Azalea was the first female and international rapper to be named to XXL's Top 10 Freshman list.
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10
. This rapping superstar, who is Australian by birth but acts like a southerner when she raps, does so to get attention.
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