Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff was a young, wide-eyed star when she debuted in the plucky tween Disney Channel comedy Lizzie McGuire, and her attitude since—particularly in music—has remained enduringly sincere.

Her early hits like the pop-rock banger “Come Clean” and the uplifting jam “What Dreams Are Made Of” were reflections of pop music at its purest essence: carefree and fun.

Born in Houston, TX, in 1987, Duff and her sister and occasional collaborator, Haylie, had an interest in performing that led to a relocation in 1993 to California, where Duff’s Disney career would soon take off.