FORGOTTEN Noughties pop star Stacie Orrico has barely aged a day since her hit album was released 21 years ago. Now with two kids and a new career, Stacie, 38, looks incredible all this time later. These days, she's the founder of a collective called The Nile Project - described on its website as a "creative community designed to reclaim your voice and your body".
The organisation offers a one-month online healing course through ritual, meditation, and 'guided self-expression'. In a video shared to Instagram recently, she speaks passionately about the programme's mission. But, rewind two decades, and she was topping the charts with hits such as Stuck and (There's Gotta Be) More to Life.
Stacie, who burst onto the scene at just 12 years old with her debut album Genuine, quickly became a household name with her self-titled sophomore LP released in 2003. Featuring chart-toppers like Stuck, More to Life, and I Could Be the One,"the album sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and more than 3.4 million worldwide.
In recent interviews, Stacie reflected on her rapid rise to fame and the challenges of growing up in the public eye. After her initial success, she took a hiatus from music, returning in 2006 with the album, Beautiful Awakening. Despite critical acclaim, the album didn't achieve the same commercial success, leading Stacie to take a more extended break to focus on personal growth and new interests.
Her hiatus allowed her to explore other facets of life and creativit.