Paris Whitney Hilton (Paris Hilton) is well-known as an actress, model, business woman, socialite, and recording artist. Paris Hilton was born on 17 February, 1981 in New York. She is the oldest of the four children of Richard Hilton and Kathy Hilton. She is also the heiress of the Hilton hotel chain and real estate dynasty. Being the member of a rich family, she was raised in a splendid and luxurious environment in the costliest dwellings. She spent an extravagant life attending special parties and surrounded by gossip press. She was extremely passionate about acquiring celebrity status, inspired by her mother who was a former actress. She started modeling as a child and worked with various advertising agencies. She did several minor roles as an actress and her role in the Fox reality series 'The Simple Life' was a big success. She has also had a passion for music since childhood. She used to play the violin and piano and write lyrics at an early age. She found a record label named Heiress Records in association with Warner Music in the year 2004. She earned recognition in the music industry with the release of her self-titled dance-pop album 'Paris' on the label. The album was released in the year 2006 on different dates in different places. The album 'Paris' ranked no.6 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 77,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold over 645,645 copies worldwide so far. The first single of the album ? "Stars Are Blind" ranked no.18 in the U.S but earned no.5 in the U.K on the Hot 100. "Nothing in This World," "Jealousy/Screwed" and "Turn It Up" are other singles. Hilton's personal life has drawn media attention many times due to her involvement in various controversies including her feud with co-star Nicole Richie, her notorious sex video, restraining orders, copyright violations and her most recent arrest and jail sentence over drunk driving charges.