• Name: Anastacia Lyn Newton - was Newkirk
• Date of birth: 17th September 1968
• Born in: Illinois, Chicago
• Height: 5'3
• Eye colour: Brown
• Family: Diane (mother), Brian (brother), Shawn (sister)
• Nicknames: Ana, Stage, Stacey
Interesting facts...
• She has her own musical style which she calls 'Sprock', a mixture of soul, pop and rock.
• She was a former dancer on Club MTV.
• Her mother was a Broadway actress and father was a singer on the East Coast.
• She wanted to be an archaeologist when she grew up.
• Her favourite colour is red, though other sources say she loves all colours.
• She has suffered from Chron's disease, an inflammation of the intestines, since she was 13 years old.
• She had to wear glasses since she was 7 years old until 2005 when she had laser eye surgery.
• She loves cheese doritos.
• Her second album 'Freak of nature' was titled that because her mother called her that when she was growing up.
• She was fired from her job as a receptionist in a beauty salon in LA because she was too loud.
• Anastacia's late grandmother's nickname for her growing up was Stage, because she could see the potential in her even then.
• Her name means 'she who will rise again' in Greek.
• She married her husband Wayne Newton on 21st April 2007.
• She has 3 tattoos, one in between her shoulder blades with wings which says 'Forever', an Ankh and sun on her lower back which signifies eternal life and her and her husband's initals on her neck.
• She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 when she went to get a breast reduction after the doctor found a lump, soon after she had to undergo a 7 hour operation and radiation.
• She has her own perfume called 'Resurrection'
• She collaborated on a clothing line project called Anastacia by S.Oliver which she did for 2 years.
• Her favourite cookies are McVities chocolate digestives
• She has a scar on her stomach from where her small intestine was removed as a child.
• She was a classmate of late River Phoenix.
• She graduated from the Professional Children's School of Manhattan.
• Her debut album 'Not that kind' was released in 2000.
• She favorite drinks are Sambuca and Bailey's on the rocks and red wine.
• She once suffered from an umbilical hernia because of her singing.
• Her favourite food is Asian
• Her favourite TV shows are 24, Alias, CSI: Miami and Will & Grace.
• She recorded 'Like ice in the sunshine' for an icecream commercial.
• She has been in the 'Twix' advert & 'Dr. Pepper' (Be you, with Cyndi Lauper) commercials.
• She lost her virginity at 19 years old.
• She has sold more than 20,000,000 albums even though she is not successful in the USA.
• She has vowed never to do a nude photoshoot and has turned down offers from magazines.
• She would love to appear on the cover of Vogue.