Nicki Minaj, American singer, born December 8, 1982 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Biography and life story of celebrity in English.
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Name in English: Nicki Minaj
Full real name: Onika Tanya Maraj
Nickname: Queen of Rap, Barbie Woman
Nationality: United States
Language: English
Religion: Christianity
Residence: Queens, New York City, New York State, United States
Origin: Africa
Date of birth: December 8, 1982
Place of birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Age: 39 years old (in 2022)
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Secondary education: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Genre: R&B, hip-hop, pop
Years of activity: 2007 – present
Social status: Single
Biography, Life story
Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982 in Port of Spain, the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to a father of Afro-Indian descent. She lived with her grandmother until the age of 5. She entered the school of acting and singing and studied at (Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School). She was known by her nickname Nicki Minaj since her childhood among her family and friends, and her father was an alcoholic, and on the day he tried to kill her mother, one day she came home and found her father beating her mother, so she went to her room crying to pray to God to make her rich to make her mother happy and compensate for her, Nicki was pregnant at the age of five Ten, but she had to have an abortion because she had nothing to give him, and because she was young, Nikki says that this nightmare haunts her until now, and she is really sad and wrote a song about it. She traveled with her mother to New York, and there she was preparing to participate in a singing competition program, but her voice suddenly disappeared, but later she was able to participate in another singing program and won first place. She started artistic work in 2007. She started composing some songs and publishing them on the Internet, trying to attract someone, until she succeeded and one of the artists was attracted to her. And her first unofficial album with a band, but she wanted independence, but she did not achieve fame until she released two unofficial albums. After that, she released her first official album (Pink Friday) in 2010, which was a commercial success, topped the album chart in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after a month of its release. She became the first artist to have seven of her singles simultaneously on the Top 100. She released her second single (You Have Love), which reached number one on the Rap Songs chart, making her the first woman to have her own single to top the chart since Missy Elliott in 2002. In 2012, she released her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which was classified as Platinum. Hip hop has become the most popular music in America and the world.
Since her first album, she has been able to form a popular image among many teenagers, especially since she started wearing strange clothes, and she is one of the fastest penetrating artists, which prompted many artists to work with her, including Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Justin Bieber…. It was also known as (Barbie woman) because of its beautiful, exotic and cheerful colors.
In 2013, she was chosen to be one of the judges on the American Idol program.
In 2014, she starred in the movie (The Other Woman), and released her third album, “The Pinkprint,” which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 200.
She appeared in advertisements for “Mac makeup”, “Pepsi” and “Adidas”, and appeared in an advertisement for “Minajesty” perfume.
Fun and crazy personality.
Rapper Lil’ Kim has been attacking Nicki, claiming that she is copying her.
She resides in Queens, the largest of the five boroughs in New York City, New York State, in the United States.
List of works
Albums
Pink Friday (2010), Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), The Pinkprint (2014).
Films
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), The Other Woman (2014), Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016).
Awards, honors and achievements
Since 2010 until now, she has achieved nearly $52 million, and has won more than 141 awards, the most important of which are: Awards, Brit Awards, and the American Music Awards.
She is the second highest paid rapper in the world and the best rapper in the world in 2014.
She was named the Queen of Rap by Billboard.
