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Hoping to become a "triple threat" (actor/model/singer) like her idol, Ann-Margret, Lohan began by showcasing her singing talents through her films. For the Freaky Friday soundtrack, she sang the closing theme ("Ultimate"); she also recorded four songs for the Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen soundtrack.

Emilio Estefan, Jr., signed Lohan to a five-album production deal in 2002. "The minute I heard her sing, I knew she was gifted," he said, "and [she] has an incredible ability to connect with her audience. I am very excited to be working with her." Lohan said she was "extremely excited to be working with Emilio. I am surrounded by a group of very talented people." Two years later, Lohan signed a recording contract with Casablanca Records and well-known 'diva-maker' Tommy Mottola.

Her début album, Speak, was released in December, 2004, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. By early 2005, it was certified Platinum. Though primarily a pop-rock album, Speak was introduced with the single "Rumors", described by Rolling Stone as "a bass-heavy, angry club anthem". Its sexually-suggestive video reached number one on MTV's TRL and was nominated for Best Pop Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. "Rumors" eventually earned a Gold certification.

[With just two hit films under her belt," Stephen Thomas Erlewine of All Music Guide wrote, "Lohan decided it was time to turn [herself] into a multimedia, cross-platform star ... and so Speak was recorded quickly and rushed into the stores". He called her music "a blend of old-fashioned, Britney-styled dance-pop and the anthemic, arena rock sound pioneered by fellow tween stars Hilary Duff and Ashlee Simpson. [However,] Lohan stands apart from the pack with her party-ready attitude and her husky voice".

In December, 2005, her second album, A Little More Personal (Raw), débuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, but fell under the top 100 within six weeks. Critics wondered why an album in which Lohan poured out her heart came across instead as a "slick pop production." Slant magazine called it "contrived" and said, "for all the so-called weighty subject matter, there's not much meat on these bones."

The music video for her first single, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)"—directed by Lohan and featuring the acting début of her sister, Ali was a dramatization of the pain Lohan says her family has suffered at the hands of her father. "It's kind of offensive," she said, "[but] I hope he sees the positive side of the video rather than the negative."

Media spotlight: Lohan became a regular subject of tabloid media after reports of a catfight with Hilary Duff over her relationship with singer Aaron Carter. Lohan and Duff both later said there was no "feud". Lohan was 17 when she moved in with Valderrama in early 2004; their breakup that November made the gossip columns, forcing actors such as Bruce Willis to refer to their relationships as "purely professional." Lohan was also portrayed as a "party girl" who frequented clubs with Nicole Richie and Paris and Nicky Hilton, among others ("people [say], 'Oh, she goes out and she parties,'" Lohan said. "No, we are just going out and having fun."), while accidental exposures to paparazzi brought repeated rumors of breast enhancement ("they're real though," she said.). Lohan later lampooned the various rumors on SNL.

Three car accidents in 2005 made headlines. The first was a minor rear-ender, though the victims later threatened to sue Lohan. She suffered minor injuries when a paparazzo who was following her for a photograph hit her car (police called the crash intentional, but prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to file criminal charges). Lohan also struck a van in West Hollywood; police ruled that the van's driver made an illegal U-turn. When VH1 named Lohan "Big 'It' Girl" for its 'Big' in '05 Awards in December, it was, Lohan quipped, "because being Big in '05 means getting in three car crashes in one year, people!"

A Lindsay Lohan 'My Scene' doll was released by Mattel in 2005. In early 2005, Lohan exhibited dramatic weight loss, which she attributed to "old-school working out."Later, Lohan admitted that she "nearly died" and said, "I'm working out with a trainer and eating healthily. I want my boobs back." Lohan spent about two days at a Miami, Florida, hospital after suffering a serious asthma attack in January, 2006.

That same week, Vanity Fair released an interview in which Lohan admitted using drugs "a little" (she denied ever using cocaine, calling it a "sore subject"). The article said she had recovered from "bulimic episodes", and that her 2005 hospitalization was for "a swollen liver and kidney infection".

Lohan later said she was "appalled" that her words were "misused and misconstrued" for the article; the magazine replied that her interview was recorded "on tape. Vanity Fair stands by the story."

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