Ciara

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1. A change of course

   While still in her mid-teens, Ciara started an all-girl group called Hearsay with two friends. They made demos but drifted apart, and Ciara went on to sign a publishing deal as a songwriter.

2. First role

   Ciara earned her first writing credit on So Blu, the debut album from Blu Cantrell, for the song "10,000 Times".

3. Big break

   Ciara met producer Jazze Pha while writing songs, and in 2002 they recorded four demos that all appeared on her debut album two years later.

4. Big break

   Jazze Pha introduced Ciara to L.A. Reid, a LaFace Records executive, and Reid signed her after she graduated from Riverdale High School in 2003.

5. Big break

   Ciara's debut single "Goodies" began as a demo she wrote with producer Sean Garrett in early 2004; it came to Lil Jon's attention and became her debut single.

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   First role

   Ciara's first acting role came in May 2006, in the MTV Films production All You've Got. She played Becca Whiley, a teenager competing in a volleyball tournament.