Anastacia Newkirk was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 17, 1973, the
middle child (she has a sister Shawna, and a brother, Brian) of theatre actress
Diane Hurley, and club singer Robert Newkirk
Anastacia developed a love and respect for performing early on in her life.
Her maternal grandmother even nicknamed her "Stage" when she was a little
girl, because she already had such star quality.
At the age of 14, when her parents divorced, Anastacia moved to New York
City to be raised by her mother, and began studying at the Professional Children's
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