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The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.
She headed for New York City with dreams of music stardom.
Movie stardom can be a big boon, for example.
While Frank established Winehouse as a star in her native UK, it was her sophomore release, Back in Black, that catapulted Winehouse to international stardom.
From her famed relationships with stars like Russell Brand to her tongue in cheek song choices, it's difficult to sometimes look away from her stardom.
Diddy for the next session to oversee the talent searches and guide the new bands along their paths to stardom.
The movie launched Atkins into instant stardom, and his image graced the covers of teen magazines for several years.
Kate Gosselin's stomach surgery proves that there are many perks that come with reality TV stardom.
Perseverance may be required and you may have to attend several calls before being cast but once everything clicks, you could be on your way to reality show stardom.
Whatever your reason for shooting for reality show stardom, here is what you need to know about landing a spot on a reality program.
I wondered whether the baseball cap gang knew how dose they had come to national stardom.
Bo Derek's appearance in the popular sex farce shot her to instant stardom and status as a sex symbol.
Sister Mary McArthur, the singing nun, is on her journey to celebrity stardom.
Equally, how many people take up the violin hoping to achieve rock stardom.
You're plastered all over Radio 1. How do you feel about your new found stardom?
In 2003 she reached international stardom by becoming a member of the jury at Cannes.
In 1978 she gained film stardom in Derek Jarman's fantasy punk noir ' Jubilee ' singing a buxom ' Rule Britannia ' .
Recording Star Taster Session This is where it starts â the road to pop stardom!
He is currently in his second year of the course and has hit stardom following his appearance on Channel 5's Big Art Challenge.
Best Newcomer - super stardom or ' where are they now '?
The film was an enormous success that spawned two sequels and propelled Li into instant stardom.
For better or for worse, his shows catapulted Heather Locklear and Joan Collins to global stardom as well.
The Glitterati have the right ingredients to be catapulted into mega rock stardom.
With early dreams of pop stardom Lily was signed to Warner Bros in 2002 thanks, in no small part, to her father.
He's even found time for TV stardom (Rifleman Daniel Hagman in the Sharpe series ).
Playing the guitar these days wasn't about music stardom; it was about a few minutes escape from my living hell.
Andrea Walker In her quest for stardom Andrea has been doing the gig circuit this month.
You 're plastered all over Radio 1. How do you feel about your new found stardom?
In 1978 she gained film stardom in Derek Jarman 's fantasy punk noir ' Jubilee ' singing a buxom ' Rule Britannia '.
Recording Star Taster Session This is where it starts â the road to pop stardom !
As many young women do, she aspires to stardom in films.
He's even found time for TV stardom (Rifleman Daniel Hagman in the Sharpe series).
Teen modeling is an extremely difficult industry in which to get involved, but when the right agency picks up a teen model, she often rockets to stardom in no time flat.
Despite her modest success as a model and singer, it was the reality series The Simple Life which really catapulted Hilton to stardom.
Angelina Jolie rose to stardom in the late 1990s.
Celebrities born in August showcase a wide range of talents, from political savvy to musical stardom.
Sean Paul is one of these success stories, rising out of the dancehalls of Jamaica to international stardom.
After high school, Alba won roles in increasingly successful feature films - 1999's Never Been Kissed, and 2000's Idle Hands, but it was her starring role in the TV series Dark Angel that propelled her to stardom.
She's ridden her Paris-like looks from the Big Brother house to TV (and tabloid) stardom.
One of the most tragic side effects of super stardom is the incredible pressure to be ultra skinny.
Born in Pensacola, Florida to Mary and Emmit Smith Jr., Emmit Smith (there was only one "T" back then) developed a love of football -- and a taste for stardom -- early in life.
Law's performances in Road to Perdition, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Cold Mountain catapulted him to stardom.
The commercial will show Federline in a rap video, then cut to the downtrodden celeb as he is working in a fast-food restaurant, daydreaming about his rap stardom.
Jennifer Hudson's rise to stardom happened quickly, despite the fact that she was eliminated on the talent competition American Idol.
Kirsten Dunst achieved stardom when she was cast as the sexy Mary Jane Watson in the action blockbuster Spider-Man.
After the slow climb to stardom, Carell is enjoying notable success with both The Office and his role in Little Miss Sunshine.
Every role he accepted led him toward larger ones and eventually stardom.
Gallagher reached stardom on the WB's sugary sweet series, 7th Heaven.
With the exceptional ratings the show has enjoyed, Holloway quickly shot to television stardom.
She hasn't let the stardom go to her head -- or get her into trouble.
Bonaduce rose to stardom as a child actor on popular television series The Partridge Family.