WHEN Billie Holiday died in 1959, after decades of musical stardom, she left an estate of $1,000.

Gregory's inspiration for the musical group was the R&B group Destiny's Child and her own childhood aspirations of musical stardom.

Hao Jiang Tian seemed an unlikely candidate for Western classical musical stardom.

Along with the other members of Celtic Woman, Méav gained musical stardom upon the ensemble's founding in 2004.

But it was still a long way from the Village clubs to musical stardom.

DeBarge, seeking an opportunity to find musical stardom, vowed to get sober from his heroin addiction.

Arıç rejected musical stardom at the cost of debasing his language and culture.

The stories also involved a trio of soft toys, led by a teddy bear named Groovy Ted, who were on a constant quest for musical stardom.

They also accompanied Lucero in the 1990s as she rose in the ranks of contemporary musical stardom.

Then there is Ms. DeLaria, who seems poised for musical stardom.