Billie Piper

Billie Paul Piper is an English singer, dancer and actress. She made her debut in Scratchy amp Co. , and at the age of 15, she signed a recording contract and released her debut single Because We Want To, which debuted at number one in the UK and made her the youngest artist ever to debut at number one. The single was followed by Pipers album Honey to the B , which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry . In 2000, she released her second album, Walk of Life. In 2003, she retired from the recording industry and launched an acting career.

Piper was born in Swindon, Wiltshire. Her first name, Leian, was legally changed to Billie onApril 1983, by her parents, Paul Victor Piper and Mandy Kane Kent. She has one younger brother, Charley, and two younger sisters, Harley and Elle. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Bradon Forest School.

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