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Also known as effet superstar

A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based professions.

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  • History
  • Socio-psychological theories
  • Economics of "superstars"
  • Other meanings
  • "Superstar" art museums
  • Superstar CEOs
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based professions.

==History== thumb|200px|upright|In the 1960s and 1970s, Andy Warhol popularized the term "superstar" to describe people like actress [[Mary Woronov.]]

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “superstar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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