Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Born
Amethyst Amelia Kelly

(1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 36)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • businesswoman
  • model
Years active2011–2024
Works
Children1
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websiteiggyazalea.com
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Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea, is an Australian retired rapper. Born in Sydney and raised in Mullumbimby, New South Wales. She moved to the United States at age 16. In September 2011, she released her first mixtape Ignorant Art. It made two promotional singles, "My World" and "Pu$$y".[source?]

Amethyst Amelia Kelly was born to European-Australian parents in Sydney, Australia. Azalea has stated that she has some Aboriginal-Australian heritage: "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 [Aborigine blood]. I know my family does because we have an eye condition that only Aboriginal people have".

Azalea's first album, The New Classic, was going to be released in September 2013. It was later released in 2014. The single "Fancy" from the album, featuring British singer-songwriter Charli XCX, reached number one in the United States and Canada, while becoming the fourth-best performing song of 2014 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The next single, "Black Widow", features British singer Rita Ora and reached the top three of the Billboard Hot 100. The album was rereleased with the title Reclassified in late 2014 and featured the singles "Beg for It" featuring Danish singer MØ and "Trouble" featuring American R&B singer Jennifer Hudson.[source?]

Music videos

Discography

Tours

Headlining

Cancelled tours

Opening act

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Marantz, Andrew (17 September 2014). "Iggy Azalea and 'Realness' in Hip-Hop". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Rosenhal, Jeff (19 February 2015). "Iggy Azalea's History of Hip-Hop Controversy: A Timeline". Vulture. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (12 May 2015). "Iggy Azalea's 10 best songs ranked". NME. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "XXL Freshman Live Tour Wraps Up in New York City". xxlmag.com. 10 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "MTV Jams Presents 'Closer to My Dreams' Tour With Tyga". MTV RapFix. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rita Ora's Hitting The Road on The 'MTV Presents: The ORA Tour'". MTV Buzzworthy. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Video: Iggy Azalea – 'Work'". Rap-Up.com. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Price, Jason (22 June 2021). "Pitbull Announces Dates For 2021 'I Feel Good Tour' With Special Guest Iggy Azalea". Icon Vs. Icon. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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Preceded by
Hozier		 Saturday Night Live musical guest
25 October 2014		 Succeeded by
Prince