Though Stracie Angie Anam, better known as Stacy, has spent much of the last few years at the top of the charts, life wasn't always so sunny for the Malaysian pop star. After being forced to drop out of school at 16 for financial reasons, she took up singing in local clubs to help support her family. Trying to make it big on reality TV contests also proved difficult until her big break came on Akademi Fantasia, where she beat 13 other contestants to be crowned champion. Here's a voice that belted its way through hardship and into the limelight.