Was your fave broke/poor, dropped, etc. in the beginnng? Did he/she slay later on?

Katy Perry and Bonnie Mckee were dropped, selling clothes at Thrift stores

Nope she got signed because of 1 single vocal note, and quickly released the classic Reflection from her debut. Britney, Jessica, and Mandy followed her lead then after.

Kind of. Gyrl's Time (Destiny's Child) lost Star Search and were dropped from Elektra Records before they even released an album. When they finally did release their debut album, it peaked at 67 on the Billboard 200 (but still ended up going Platinum somehow )

Oh yeah, and I read that they Rapped too. I didn't know Beyoncé was a rapper lol

Kinda. She got a few record deal offers but she turned down all of them. Then her apartment in LA burned down the first day she was there so she had to drive back t Texas. A few months later she auditioned for Idol and the rest is history.

No Doubt didn't have commercial success until their 3rd album so i'd say yeah

Madonna ate from cans from dustbins when she moved in the late 70's to New York where she was also raped and robbed several times, so yeah.

Wait what I didn't know that

No Rihanna got signed after 12hours and was never dropped

Not really, he did struggle for a few years trying to get a record deal, but when he finally got signed he smashed right away and never stopped.

He was never poor or homeless, he went to college, worked in his dad's office and did backing vocals for other artists.

No.

#1 Debut single
#1 Debut Album
Grammy for Best New Artist.

They don't call her Legend X for nothing.

Yes, she was dropped from Def Jam before getting signed to Interscope and faced a lot of rejection before Just Dance took off. Watch the Marry The Night music video, it's basically documenting that time of her life.

Yes she did.
A lot

Miley never did, considering she came from Hannah Montana at such a young age.
Avril sort of did, only because it took her a few months to figure out her sound after she signed with Arista.
Selena didn't really struggle either. She got her success from WOWP and went from there.

Samantha has been struggling forever tbh.
Carly Rae to an extent as well

Of course. And she's continued to struggle it seems. My fave is Britney who hasn't had success since 1999 and hasn't owned multiple years like other more successful artists such as Legend X. I'm not even sure if she's still charting on the iTunes WW chart which is a huge indication of the state of your overall career. Poor her. The struggle has been real y'all

MJ

Nope

4 #1 debut hits
10 years old and slaying

Namie Amuro. She was in a group and they then later titled the group after ha. She then went solo because she was the one that gained relevancy, so not quite really?

Aaliyah was the IT GIRL being pinned against Mary J, two certified 5 hits on the Hot 100 and a solidified fashion ICON.

Mariah had EFFORTLESS SLAYAGÉ.

Ari snatched a top 10 hit and album sold well for the 10s.

Bey had a speed bump w/Gyrl's Time and DC's first album.

Bey struggled a bit with Gyrl's Time and being dropped from the label, but look at her now.

Ari never really struggled (at least, not to my knowledge)

Lana struggled a lot tbh. She was living in trailer parks and singing in cafes/bars for years before she got signed to her first label. But then she slayéd with BTD and keeps on slaying to this day.

Nope. As a matter of fact, she was immediately signed to a record deal. Her first single slayed, and she has been ever since (besides Hello Kitty).