Iggy Azalea
Birth Name:
Amethyst Amelia Kelly
Birth Place:
Sydney, Australia
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress, Music department
Fast Facts
- Performed at the 2013 Gucci Chime For Change Concert to help support charities that benefit women
- Was named GQ Australia's Woman of the Year in 2016
- Before going solo, she joined forces with two neighborhood friends to form an all-girl rap group
- Started rapping at the age of 14, she moved to the U․S․ at the age of 16 for music
- Signed her first modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models Inc․ in mid-2012
- Signed with Grand Hustle Records in 2012 after befriending rapper T․I
- Admits that she fell in love with rap after hearing Tupac's "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)․"
- Her stage name is derived from her childhood dog Iggy and Azalea Street, which she grew up on back in Australia
- Worked using a visa waiver for the first six years she lived in the United States