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Entertainment December 17, 2016
Alessia Cara has released a new music video for “Seventeen” and its popularity proves that it pays to make your name while you’re young.
The video, released exclusively on VEVO, follows Cara from young girl to teen to new mother to elderly woman in three touching minutes.
The “Here” singer was propelled into the spotlight after singing covers on her YouTube channel. From there she signed with Def Jam and released her first album “Know-It-All,” which features hit singles “Wild Things” and “Scars to Your Beautiful.”
While the lyrics and video for “Seventeen” remind viewers how fast time can fly, Cara has made it clear that she is here to stay.
In an interview for Complex, she said, “I always said that if I’m going to be doing this, I don’t want to be just one song of the summer and then everyone’s like, ‘What happened to that girl?’ I never want to be that. I want to be remembered. I want to make a little dent in the music industry.”
Here are five other musicians who started young and have become some of the best-known singers in the industry.
Taylor Swift has retained her popularity for more than a decade since the release of her self-named debut album. After releasing “You Belong With Me” at age 16, Swift continued to dominate the music industry. While her sound has progressed from country to pop, Swift’s popularity has not faltered.
Swift, 27, has been nominated for 29 Grammys and won 10, including Album of the Year for her latest album “1989.” According to Forbes, Swift made over $170 million this year, making her the highest-paid woman in music.
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According to The Richest, Rihanna got her start singing when she auditioned for Jay Z at age 17 and was quickly signed on for a six-record deal.
The Barbados-born singer, now 28, has since released seven albums and has even ventured into fashion with the release of her Fenty Creepers, which won “Shoe of the Year” at the Footwear News Awards.
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Demi Lovato was only 16 when she joined the cast of Disney’s “Camp Rock” in 2008. She rose to fame with the release of her first album “Don’t Forget,” which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Her latest album, “Confident,” was released in 2015, featuring singles “Cool for the Summer” and “Stone Cold.” The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.
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Jackson began performing with her family group the Jackson 5 at the age of seven. After several years appearing on television shows like “Good Times” and “Fame,” Jackson established herself as a pop icon at age 20 with the release of her album “Control” in 1986.
Her latest and eleventh album, “Unbreakable,” was released in 2015 and was followed by the news that the sultry singer would be starting a family with her husband Wissal Al Mana at the age of 50.
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Spears got her start in showbiz with her role in “The Mickey Mouse Club” at the age of 10. When she was only 17, her first album “… Baby One More Time” – which is one of the best-selling albums of all time – propelled her to stardom.
After a rough patch and brief hiatus, Spears, now 35, is back on top with her latest record, “Glory.”
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