Anastacia Newkirk (her real name) was
born September 17, either 1974 or 1973 (the year is
not confirmed yet) in New York City and was raised
by her mother in Chicago following her parents'
divorce. At age 14, she moved back to the West Side
of Manhattan. "I come from a very artistic family,"
says the artist. "My father was a singer on the
Catskills hotel and East Coast nightclub circuits.
My mother is an actress who worked in musical
theater and on Broadway. It wasn't as though I've
wanted to be a singer all my life, but I grew up in
an atmosphere of artistic expression and
encouragement.".
