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Music Superstars Caught On Tape 'Before' They Were Famous

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No one is born a star. Even if someone is born with a killer voice, they still have to toil away for years. They've got to hone their chops and await their big break. Thankfully, obscurity doesn't mean the same thing as invisibility. The stars on our list all have early moments caught online that they might not want us to see now.

Nevertheless, we think it's important to remember that Lady Gaga used to perform at New York open mics in simple cotton dresses, or that Kanye West once toiled in the studio trying to impress Jay-Z, or that Beyoncé lost Star Search to a band called Skeleton Crew.