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Paris Hilton's debut album due in August

Hotel heiress, master self-promoter and aspiring pop-music star Paris Hilton (music) will issue her first album on Aug. 22, two weeks later than previously announced.

The self-titled set was made with the help of some of the hottest producers money can buy, including Scott Storch (50 Cent, Beyonce), Jonathan "J.R." Rotem (Rihanna) and Dr. Luke (Pink, Kelly Clarkson).

Among the songwriters who contributed to the set were Kara DioGuardi (Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Ashlee Simpson), Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper) and Sheppard Solomon (Natalie Imbruglia).

Rappers Jadakiss and Fat Joe appear on the album track "Fightin' Over Me."

Hilton's album already has its first hit, "Stars are Blind," which currently sits at No. 16 on Billboard's pop singles chart. The track was officially issued June 5, shortly after it was leaked by Ryan Seacrest on Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM.

Other tracks on the album include a cover of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Hot," "Turn It Up" (described in a press release as a "club banger") and "I Want You" (said to flaunt "the knowing pop smarts of her idols Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and Blondie's Deborah Harry").

A television special that looks at the making of the album will debut Aug. 8 on MTV and VH1; the video for "Stars are Blind" is currently in rotation on both stations.

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Paris Hilton Biography

Paris Hilton was born on February 17th, 1981, to Rick and Kathy Hilton, making her the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotels and source of the family fortune — estimated at $300 million. Her grandfather, Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, Jr., also brought some notoriety to the family, as he was the first of Elizabeth Taylor’s many ex-husbands. Paris’ younger sister, Nicky (born in 1983), shares the throne as co-heiress of the Hilton empire.

At the same time, Paris became the center of attention because of her relationships — real or imagined by the paparazzi — with some of Hollywood’s hottest young stars. In early 2000, Paris was spotted around town with Leonardo DiCaprio. However, the press, especially the National Enquirer, blew their casual friendship far out of proportion. Nevertheless, she apparently dated Terminator 2’s Edward Furlong for a few months, and was later seen out and about with boxer Oscar de la Hoya. Paris has also been linked with actor and Tommy Hilfiger model, Jason Shaw, Sum 41 lead singer Derek Whibley, and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.

Paris, along with her younger sister Nicky, also became notorious as socialites, gracing party after party and getting bad press for their antics. For example, Paris has grabbed headlines by shoving ahead of others in a washroom line, then, when upbraided for her rudeness, quipped that she only wanted to look at herself in the mirror. She has also danced on top of bar banquettes, gone topless for attention, and paraded around in designer T-shirts with slogans like, Yet Paris maintains that the bad press and that “people are mean.”

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