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Birth name: Ciara Harris 

Date of birth: 25 October 1985 

Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA 

Nickname: The First Lady of Crunk, The Princess, Princess of Crunk & B, Ci Ci

Height: 5′ 9½” (1.77 m) 

• Name is pronounced like “Sierra.”
• She originally wanted to become a model, before starting her music career.
• Is of Creole, German and Irish heritage.
• Used to be a cheerleader in high school.
• Her father was a military man.
• She joined a girl group called Hearsay that performed in Atlanta, but it was short-lived.
• Her mother was in the air force.
• She is good friends with Bow Wow.
• One day she saw Destiny’s Child perform on TV and decided that that was what she was going to do.
• She has also lived in Germany, New York, California, Arizona and Nevada.
• Lil’ Jon produced her debut single, “Goodies”.
• Her album Goodies was a sales success, thanks to her many collaborations with stars like Ludacris, Missy Elliott and R. Kelly.
• Graduated from Riverdale High School in Atlanta in 2003.
• In 2003, Ciara began dating rapper Bow Wow. They ended their relationship in April 2006.
• Ciara won the award for “World’s Best Selling Female R&B Artist” at the 2007 World Music Awards.
• In early 2009, Ciara signed a multi-million dollar deal with the modeling agency Wilhelmina Models, after signing the deal she has been in many magazine spreads.
• In addition to that, she also has her eyes set on beginning a new clothing line.
• In June 2008 she was in talks with the department store Steve & Barry’s to create an affordable clothing line.
• In September 2008, Ciara contributed to the song “Just Stand Up!”. Fifteen singers shared the stage to perform the song live on September 5, 2008 during the “Stand Up to Cancer” television special. The proceeds from the single were given to the fundraiser. The television special helped raise $100 million dollars for cancer research.
• In July 2009, Ciara headlined the Jay-Z & Ciara Live tour, with Jay-Z. She was also a supporting act for Britney Spears’s The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour, where she performed eight nights at London’s prestigious O2 Arena during June 2009.
• In November 9, 2009, it was announced that Ciara would be modeling in the German edition of “Vogue”. In January 2010 the magazine’s pictures were released online.
• In September 2009, it was revealed the Ciara was well into production of her fourth studio album titled Basic Instinct, which was originally set for a release on August 17, 2010, and then is set for a November 26, 2010 release.
• In May 2010, Ciara did a photo shoot for the French edition of “Vogue”, the photos were released online the same month.