groupie is an English term used to characterize young women who admire a singer, of music pop or rock, following him on his travels, in search of an emotional or sexual involvement with his idol.
The word groupie would have emerged in the mid-1960s to name a group of girls who persecuted their idols, especially those who belonged to rock bands. Therefore, the origin of the name groupie would be a derivative of the word group, which in English means "group", that is, a musical group, which in Portuguese means "musical group".
famous groupies
At groupies they are also considered, in some cases, as artists' muses, as they were part of or profoundly influenced a moment in the lives of these celebrities.
Among some of the groupies most famous in history, who ended up becoming "pseudo-celebrities", is Pamela Des Barres, who has dated stars like Jimmy Page, Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger.
The singer Courtney Love, who had a relationship with Kurt Cobain, Liam Gallagher and Billy Corgan and even the actress
Winona Ryder, who had affairs with artists like Beck, Jack White and Ryan Adams, are other examples of groupies famous.