Best known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series, Vanessa Hudgens is an California born singer and actress that was born on December 14, 1988. She began her professional career at the age of 8 years old by appearing in small productions of Cinderella, The Music Man, Carousel, The King And I and The Wizard Of Oz. In 2003 she made her film debut by appearing as Noel in the Movie Thirteen. She also appeared in the movie Thunderbirds. In September of 2006 she launched her music career with her debut album "V". It hit the charts at the number twenty four position and would later go gold. A year later she would be involved in a scandal where apparently nude photos of her ended up on the internet. Hudgens publicist would later state that the photo was taken privately and never intended for public viewing. Vanessa would later apologize over the incident. In July of 2008, Vanessa Hudgens released her sophomore album entitled Identified. It opened to generally favorable reviews from critics. It sold over 22,000 copies it’s first week, which is almost 50% less than the opening sales of her first album.
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