Before They Were Famous

GiGi Gorgeous was born Gregory Loren Lazzarato in Montreal Quebec and grew up in the Toronto Suburbs.
From Day one young Gregory knew that ‘he’ identified with ‘she’. Her first love was The Little Mermaid and later she took to wearing makeup and looking pretty which were far different interests from that of her older and younger brothers.
Gregory was an award winning competitive diver and took home the Canadian National Title in 2005. Following this Gregory retired and turned her attention towards her YouTube channel, she found an audience quickly and starred in a Canadian scripted reality show titled The Avenue.

GiGi Gorgeous was born Gregory Loren Lazzarato in Montreal Quebec and grew up in the Toronto Suburbs.
From Day one young Gregory knew that ‘he’ identified with ‘she’. Her first love was The Little Mermaid and later she took to wearing makeup and looking pretty which were far different interests from that of her older and younger brothers.
Gregory was an award winning competitive diver and took home the Canadian National Title in 2005. Following this Gregory retired and turned her attention towards her YouTube channel, she found an audience quickly and starred in a Canadian scripted reality show titled The Avenue.

Shawn Mendes was a student at Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario – not yet even in highschool when he blew up. Previous to this he was a regular kid who played ice hockey, soccer and enjoyed long boarding with his pals. In June 2012 Vine was launched and in August Shawn uploaded a clip of himself singing an acoustic version of Bieber’s ‘As Long as You Love Me’ just for the heck of it. When he logged on to his account the next morning, it had 10,000 likes and his follower count had gone through the roof!

Shawn Mendes was a student at Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario – not yet even in highschool when he blew up. Previous to this he was a regular kid who played ice hockey, soccer and enjoyed long boarding with his pals. In June 2012 Vine was launched and in August Shawn uploaded a clip of himself singing an acoustic version of Bieber’s ‘As Long as You Love Me’ just for the heck of it. When he logged on to his account the next morning, it had 10,000 likes and his follower count had gone through the roof!

KSI faced major controversy in the earlier years,
over an alleged harassment incident
while at an XBox One Launch Party in England.
The YouTube star had fight to reclaim his good name
and get back to what he loves doing most,
playing video games and sharing great content online.

KSI faced major controversy in the earlier years,
over an alleged harassment incident
while at an XBox One Launch Party in England.
The YouTube star had fight to reclaim his good name
and get back to what he loves doing most,
playing video games and sharing great content online.

Selena Gomez was born to a 16 year old mother, her parents would split up when she was 5 and her mom would work three jobs simultaneously to try and stay ahead. Her mother too an actress brought Selena backstage at a stage show where Selena realized a career in performance was her dream as well. The jobs came quickly as she was cast in Barney and Friends at the age of 10. She would continue to work steadily but it wasn’t until she was dating the Beib’s did she become a household name on her own.

Selena Gomez was born to a 16 year old mother, her parents would split up when she was 5 and her mom would work three jobs simultaneously to try and stay ahead. Her mother too an actress brought Selena backstage at a stage show where Selena realized a career in performance was her dream as well. The jobs came quickly as she was cast in Barney and Friends at the age of 10. She would continue to work steadily but it wasn’t until she was dating the Beib’s did she become a household name on her own.

As a youngster Christopher was a model student winning awards for his remarkable talents in English, but it was the streets where he felt most at home. His friend took to calling him Big but as an aspiring rapper and drug dealer he adopted the name Biggie Smalls, a reference to a character in the 1975 film ‘Let’s Do It Again’. He went to school with other rappers DMX, Jay Z, anfd Busta Rhymes but didn’t collaborate or work with them. Biggie was busy on the street selling crack from as young as 12, he was arrested at 17 and then decided to focus more on his musical ambitions performing on the street and recording demos in his mama’s basement. 5 years later he would be a global icon but he found little peace while on top, consumed with paranoia always looking over his shoulder. His suspicions were justified with him being the victim of a drive by shooting outside the Soul Train Awards in Las Angeles on March 9th, 1997. The case has never been solved, he died when he was only 24 years old.

As a youngster Christopher was a model student winning awards for his remarkable talents in English, but it was the streets where he felt most at home. His friend took to calling him Big but as an aspiring rapper and drug dealer he adopted the name Biggie Smalls, a reference to a character in the 1975 film ‘Let’s Do It Again’. He went to school with other rappers DMX, Jay Z, anfd Busta Rhymes but didn’t collaborate or work with them. Biggie was busy on the street selling crack from as young as 12, he was arrested at 17 and then decided to focus more on his musical ambitions performing on the street and recording demos in his mama’s basement. 5 years later he would be a global icon but he found little peace while on top, consumed with paranoia always looking over his shoulder. His suspicions were justified with him being the victim of a drive by shooting outside the Soul Train Awards in Las Angeles on March 9th, 1997. The case has never been solved, he died when he was only 24 years old.