Biography
Iggy Azalea, whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly, is an Australian rapper and model born on June 7, 1990 in Sydney.
It is by listening to Tupac Shakur song « Baby’s don’t cry », that Iggy develops his passion for music and songwriting.
She began singing at the age of 14, inspired by singers such as Missy Elliot, Gwen Stefani, Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim. She decided to settle in the United States at the age of 16.
Her fame flies in 2011 with the broadcast on YouTube of her video clips of the titles Pu$$y and Two Times.
In September 2011, she presents her first mixtape with the title « Ignorant Art » and signs for Interscope Records. The label refused to let Iggy’s rapper and friend T.I. to participate in Iggy’s first album The New Classic. She signed with the Grand Hustle label in March 2012. This collaboration will propel the young rapper into the Top 10 Freshman in just a few months.
His second mixtape « TrapGold », released in 2013 and produced by Diplot, is once again a success, as his first single Works is at the top of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Her first album « The New Classic » released in 2014 ranks in the top 5 of the international rankings.
Then, Iggy released a new album « In My Defense » in July 2019.
This new album is now in a very good position in the different rankings, due to the clever mix of several styles that have totally won her fans over.
Fashion is also an area that particularly attracts Iggy Azelea. Her influences are very diverse, from Victoria Beckhman to Grace Kelly among others. In 2012, the rapper will sign a contract with the London agency Wilhelmina Models International.
Since then, she has been doing photo shoots for the magazines Dazed and Confused and Flavor Magazine.
In 2012, she became the face of the Levi’s jeans brand and paraded the same year at New York’s Fashion Week. Iggy represents the Soooraven underwear brand in 2018.
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