Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Piper,[1] 22 September 1982, in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English singer and actress.
She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. Her most famous role is as Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008 and 2010.[2] In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at no. 6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top woman on the list.[3][4] From 2007 until 2011, she starred as the high-flying escort Belle de Jour in the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
When she was selected to appear on the Saturday morning children's television show Scratchy and Co. Piper later landed a role in a television commercial promoting the pop magazine Smash Hits. Piper was offered a record deal at the age of fifteen, and in 1998 became the youngest artist ever to debut at number one in the UK singles chart with "Because We Want To", released under the stage mononym "Billie". Her follow-up single "Girlfriend" also debuted at number one and her first album, Honey to the B (released immediately afterwards) debuted at Number 14 in the UK album charts.
At the 1998 Smash Hits Poll Winners' party, she was nominated for Best New Act (She came 2nd. It was won by B*Witched) and won Princess of Pop (Additionally she was the first to win this award as 1998 was the first year to host this award). She then released "She Wants You" as the third single from the album. The song reached no. 3. Piper then released her album in the U.S. However as Britney Spears's album, ...Baby One More Time had only been released one month earlier, the album almost went completely unnoticed, peaking at no. 17 on the Heatseekers. "Honey to the Bee" was released as the fourth single from the album, like the previous single, it reached no. 3. At the same date, "She Wants You" was released in the USA. It reached no. 9 on the "Hot Club Dance Play" chart.
In 1999, Piper was nominated for two BRIT Awards and won 2 awards at the 1999 Smash Hits Poll Winners' party, although at the latter ceremony she was reduced to tears after being booed by fans of Ritchie Neville, member of boy band Five, whom she was dating at the time.
Piper then started to tour and release in Asia. The singles and the album were released during mid to late 1999. The Taiwanese edition was notable as it had a completely different cover for unknown reasons. On 10 August that same year, the follow up to "Because We Want To" was released in Japan, a single comprising "Girlfriend" and "She Wants You" combined. Her debut album was released in Japan on 25 April 2000.
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
Hot Actress Billie Paul Piper
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