单选题 The entertainment profession, or "show business", attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business too. A performer must change their "act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers.
"Pop" stands for "popular", and a singer has to work very hard to become popular. They must either give the public what they want, or they must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when they have succeeded, and their records are sold everywhere, they can not relax. Then they must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.
The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. They can only relax when they are alone, because everything they do is watched and reported in the special newspapers written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for the singers. They buy their records, they go to their concerts, and they make them rich and famous. But they can be very annoying too. Sometimes they get so crazy that they do anything to get a "souvenir". They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer"s hair.
Many singers have been forced to hide, and some who have not been so lucky as to escape have been stripped practically naked by their fans. Pop singers have to spend a lot of money on clothes, because they must always look smart, or, at any rate, different. They must have a luxurious car. And most important they must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.