Pop music legend Mariah Carey makes her feature film debut in this drama with music set against the backdrop of the New York club scene in the early 1980s. Glitter is the story of a young singer, Billie Frank (Carey), who overcomes a turbulent childhood and struggles to find her family and her true voice. Abandoned as a child by her mother, Billie is sent to an orphanage. Years later, she is discovered by Julian Dice (Max Beesley), a charismatic "bad boy" deejay who soon becomes her partner, producer and lover. With Dice, Billie begins an exciting but often volatile journey as she weathers both personal and professional struggles on a wild roller coaster ride to superstardom. With hip-hop artist Da Brat and Tia Texada as Billie's lifelong friends Louise and Roxanne.