Sincethe1950s,mostofthestarsofpopmusichavecomefromBritainandAmerica.
However,inthelasttenyears,whenmanydifferentkindsofmusichaveestablishedthemselvesonthepopscene,moreandmorestarshavecomefromothercountries.
Popmusicchangesallthetimeandnewstarsappearandbecomefamous.
Manyoftoday'sstarsstartedoutinthe1960sandhavechangedtheirmusictosuitthetime.
Althoughmoststarstakemanyyearstobecomefamous,theirfamedoesnotusuallylastlong.
Foramusiciantostaypopularandstillproducegood,originalmusicoveralongperiodoftime,isasignoftruestar.
Moststarsstarttheircareersinasimpleway-playinginunknownnightclubsordancehallswherepeoplewanttodancetothemusic,notlistentoit.
Theymayhavecontinueddoingthisformanyyearsuntiltheygeta"break"-achancetoperforminawell-knownplaceorgetarecordingcontract.
Tobecomeastaristheaimofeverysingerormusicianandthedreamofmanyapop-crazyteenager.
Howeveragrouporstarmakesittothetop,theycanbesurethattheirliveswillchangeoncetheyaresuccessful.
Ordinaryteenagerslivingathomewiththeirparentsmaysuddenlyfindthemselvesrichenoughtobuytheirownhouses.
Anestablishedsuperstarmaybeabletobuyseveral.
Despitethelargeamountsofmoneythatareearned,lifeatthetopisnoteasyformanystars.
Thepopsceneishardworkandmanystarsneedtospendalotoftimeawayfromhome.
Foralotofthem,thismeanstheyhavenohomelifeandtheirpersonalrelationshipssuffer.
Inspiteofgreatpublicsuccess,lifeatthetopcanbeverylonely.