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So you're a famous celebrity with legions of fans, and brands pay you big bucks to wear their clothes. Even the paparazzi fall all over themselves for a glimpse of you.
But suddenly, for reasons that will forever remain a mystery to the common folk, you decide to create a whole new identity. Maybe its to protect your privacy, maybe it is to channel another dimension of your persona, or maybe its just to attract attention. Whatever the reason may be, some celebrity alter egos end up becoming just as famous as the original celeb.
Star: Christina Aguilera
Alter ego: Xtina
Singing sensation Christina Aguilera rose to fame on account of her powerful voice and her cute girl-next-door look. But soon after the meteoric success of her debut single, "Genie in a bottle", Miss Aguilera faced an unexpected slump in her career graph. So, after much deliberation, she decided to re-invent her image. In 2002, she caused quite a few jaws to drop when she revealed her alter ego, 'Xtina'. Provocatively dressed, she gyrated to the tunes of her newly released single, "Dirrty".
Ever since, she has alternated between her two identities for the various albums that she has released. But given the birth of her child, we can imagine that the alter ego will serve her well. When her son hits his teens and stumbles across his mother's more risque videos, she can always say, "That isn't me honey, that's Xtina."
Star: Stefani germanotta
Alter ego: Lady Gaga/Jo Calderone
Jo Calderone is the alter ego of an alter ago. Confused? So are we. Stefani Germanotta, an aspiring singer created an eyeball grabbing alter ego for herself called Lady Gaga. Then Lady Gaga went ahead to create a male self called Jo Calderone. For the uninitiated, Jo Calderone is an Italian-American from New Jersey, a mechanic and a male model. Jo made an appearance at this year's Video Music Awards, where he visited the men's washroom and even badmouthed Lady Gaga during an interview. For all those who are wondering why Lady Gaga created this character, it's like asking why Lady Gaga is Lady Gaga.
Star: beyonce
Alter ego: sasha fierce
Beyonce Knowles has everything - a fabulous career, drop-dead gorgeous looks and a husband who loves her. And yet, she felt that she couldn't express her tougher, more aggressive side. The answer came to her in 2008, when she created an alter ego called 'Sasha Fierce' to coincide with the release of her latest album. She said, "I have someone else that takes over when it's time for me to work and when I'm on stage, this alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me and who I really am. Sasha Fierce is the fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken and more glamourous side that comes out when I'm working and when I'm on the stage." So while fans were busy trying to adapt to her alternate self, Beyonce soon announced that she had killed Sasha as she didn't need the alter-ego anymore. Murder, we say, is murder!
Star: Mariah Carey

Alter ego: Mimi carey
Ace crooner Mariah Carey made the smartest move of all when she created her alter ego. Being a world famous recording artiste, we can be sure that Miss Carey must have thrown a tantrum or two in her day. So when she wanted to distance herself from her diva moments, she called herself 'Mimi' and attributed the bad behaviour to 'Mariah'. In 2005, she released an album titled 'The Emancipation of Mimi'. She is quoted to have said that Mimi is a very personal nickname used only by those who know her best, so by bringing Mimi out onto the fore, she aimed at making the fans familiar with her real self, and not the diva version that was Mariah. In fact, upon Mimi's emancipation, a music honcho told her, "I feel your spirit, Mimi's spirit, on this record.
That's the fun side of you that people don't get to see - the side that can laugh at the diva jokes, laugh at the breakdown jokes, laugh at whatever they want to say about you and just live life and enjoy it". Errr... Right? Paris Hilton hit headlines during her visit to the country for her generosity towards a Mumbai beggar, whom the American heiress had given a $100 note while on a trip to the country.
Paris, who was in India from September 24-27, was on her way to a mall on Sunday, when she spotted Ishika, a beggar in Mumbai's Andheri area, and gave her a $100 note. After that, Paris tweeted about helping people in India, and had asked for suggestions about charities that she could associate with.
But, as news broke out on Wednesday about Ishika losing the money due to a petty squabble in her family, Paris once again took to twitter to reach out to Ishika. It was reported that after Ishika realised that she'd been given a "dollar" by the foreigner, she gave it to her brother-in-law for getting it converted to Indian currency, but as soon as her relatives got to know of the money she'd got, they all started troubling her brother-in-law for a share.
Enraged by their reaction, he tore the note up, without realising its value. After the news was printed in an Indian daily, Paris took to her micro blogging page on Wednesday evening, and said, "How can I reach this woman & send her even more in her currency? Can whoever interviewed her tweet me please?"

Sneha Ullal

Près de sept ans, quand elle fait ses débuts à Bollywood avec un film de Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal a été étiqueté comme Aishwarya Rai. Ses regards obtenu son toute l'attention, mais c'est là que les similitudes des Cendres terminée. Même si elle figurait dans quelques films Tollywood, sa carrière n'a pas décollé comme prévu. Les rumeurs de son être sans emploi étaient tous sur la place comme elle a été MIA pour environ un an.
Clarifier la raison de son absence, Sneha dit: «J'ai eu un problème de dos important et était allé à Mascate à faire traiter. La douleur devenait trop à prendre, alors j'ai besoin de prendre congé. J'ai perdu beaucoup de trop de poids à cause de ce problème, j'ai besoin de mettre sur quelques livres avant que je signe mon prochain film ". Il est rare entendre parler d'une actrice qui veulent prendre du poids! "Je déteste être maigres, outre T-ville a besoin de ses héroïnes d'être un peu de graisse!" Elle ironise.
L'actrice est confiant que son prochain film sera bien faire, mais elle dit que de s'installer dans un secteur d'activité n'est pas ce qu'elle compte faire, "Je vais certainement travailler dans Bollywood aussi. Je suis juste attendre le bon âge pour que je regarde comme une femme;. Je pense que j'ai encore ressembler à une fille Sohail Khan trop récemment m'a dit que je besoin pour devenir un peu plus mature ".
Il ne s'agit pas seulement de Bollywood, Sneha dit qu'elle veut être partout, "Je veux que chaque personne dans le pays pour me faire savoir que leur héroïne locale. Que ce soit en hindi, telugu, kannada, le malayalam, le tamoul, le bhojpuri ou même le bengali, je veux de les faire tous. Mais je veux aussi être fidèle à chaque industrie. Je vais donner du temps à chaque projet et prendre les choses lentement. "
Sneha révèle qu'elle veut aussi étendre la portée de son travail à l'étranger, «Nous avions tiré une belle séquence d'un film anglais intitulé« Gandhi Park "à Goa, et le reste devait être tourné aux Etats-Unis, mais il a été mis en attente. Je suis toujours en contact avec les producteurs du film et ils m'ont dit que le projet va reprendre dans quelques temps. Donc je suis toujours en attente. "
Sneha ressent que notre industrie cinématographique a beaucoup à apprendre de Hollywood quand il s'agit de respecter acteurs et l'équipe. "Tout le monde de l'enfant place pour le réalisateur est traitée avec beaucoup de respect là-bas. C'est seulement ici que d'un tel tapage se fait sur les étoiles."
Colères Starry monter sur ses nerfs, elle dit: «Tollywood est tellement orienté héros qu'il Pi ** es me off! Même si l'acteur a une chaîne de flops, il reçoit encore du travail. Mais une actrice doit travailler son chemin jusqu'à . Je ne peux pas faire quelque chose, j'ai juste à aller avec le courant et nous espérons que les gens changent leur mentalité. "
Revenant sur sa carrière jusqu'ici, Sneha dit qu'elle a refusé de nombreux grands films à cause de ses limites propres, "Je suis à l'aise avec un baiser sur l'écran et en montrant la peau et cela m'a fait perdre un si grand nombre de gros films. Cependant, je ne 't regretter ces décisions et je ne vais même pas à faire une tentative de changer mon attitude.

Kristin Chenoweth

"I have to pay my dues like everybody else," the multi-talented Kristin Chenoweth tells us when we ask about advantages to starting a career in country music as an already-established fixture in the entertainment world.

The humble Oklahoma native is certainly proving her sincerity.

Even though a nominee, she skipped last week's Emmy Awards in favor of appearing on the Grand Ole Opry stage, and is spending almost as much time in Nashville as she is New York or L.A. these days.

Kristin visited our AOL Music Sessions studios to sing several new songs from her debut country album, 'Some Lessons Learned,' dazzling our staff with both her powerful pipes and peppy personality. The premiere of her live performances and candid interview will be right here on The Boot & AOL Music tomorrow (Sept. 27).

In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek behind the scenes of the actress/singer's Sessions in the video player below.As the Tony-winning Broadway actress and upcoming American Country Awards co-host Kristin Chenoweth gets ready to release her album 'Some Lessons Learned' next week, she's teasing us with a new song, a new video ... and a familiar tune. Watch the new country sensation perform 'Lessons Learned' -- originally included on Carrie Underwood's debut album 'Some Hearts.'

Though we love Carrie's take, we've found ourselves transfixed by the sincerity that Kristin is channeling in her 'Wicked' good performance of the song. After all, it fits the message of her album quite well. "This whole record is filled with songs that are me," Kristin tells the Boot. "This is a woman who has experienced success, failures, heartbreak, rejection, things that people don't think happened. I want to paint the overall picture of who I am. It's me getting to exorcize things."

The song was penned by legendary songwriter Diane Warren, who also wrote four other tracks on Kristin's 'Some Lessons Learned.' The new album hits stores September 13.
On her debut country album, 'Some Lessons Learned,' the multi-talented Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to one of the most important people in her life, her dad.

"Well you laughed and told me you really wanted a boy / But you cried first time you held me, said you never felt such joy / That's fathers and daughters," the Oklahoma native sings in the opening lines of her latest single, 'Fathers and Daughters.'
Kristin visited our studios to sing several tunes from the new album. (Come back to The Boot next week for her exclusive live performance!) We also sat down with the songstress to talk about the new music.

Read her personal connection to 'Fathers and Daughters' below, along with her performance of the tune at her debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.

"I have a really tight relationship with my family, especially my mom and dad," Kristin tells The Boot. "My mom has been my best friend, and she's been such an inspiration to me. She's survived cancer three times in her life, and my dad has been a great example of what a father is and what a husband should be.

In fact, I tell him all the time that he ruined it for me, which is why I'm single because I keep comparing men to him. Daddy issues, that would be me. [laughs] But I sing a song on my record called fathers and daughters that the wonderful Jodi Marr wrote, and though it wasn't written for me, it feels like it was.

If I could have written a song about my father, it would be this song. And the reaction to it has been so strong, because it's a relationship song. Even if its mother-son, or brother-sister. It's very special."