Making her English speaking debut following years of success in Latin American territories, Shakira's first single heralded the arrival of one of the decade's most engaging international female solo artists...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 10)
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The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 9)
After Popstars came Pop Idol, a show that truly put the power to make stars into the hands of the public - and for Will Young, it cemented him into the hearts of millions of viewers and record buyers...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 8)
Emerging with a new found confidence - and desire - to step away from the stools, Westlife topped the charts for a landmark 10th time with one of the biggest and best known singles of their career...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 7)
Italy has long been a hotpot of European dance music, and with the debut release from the team of collaborators known as DB Boulevard, that success continued to sweep dancefloors across the world...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 6)
Following their mega success with their Tragic Kingdom album and worldwide number one "Don't Speak" in the late 90s, and Gwen Stefani's collaboration with Eve, No Doubt returned to prominence with their Rock Steady album...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 5)
Until 2002, Enrique Iglesias' career outside of the US had stalled after his debut during the Latino craze of 1999. Four weeks at number one later and "Hero" put him firmly back on track...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 4)
With their third album, and after a tragic set of circumstances forced them to reevaluate their priorities, A1 took a step in a more mature direction away from their boyband roots to guitar pop...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 3)
Despite initially being marketed in the R&B-pop mould on her debut in 2000, with her second album Missundaztood, P!nk firmly repositioned herself as a pop rock queen with a party starting comeback...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 2)
Following her tragic death in a plane crash just months before, the legacy of Aaliyah as one of R&B's most gifted young stars was kept alive with a posthumous number one record...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 1)
Making the move from indie to dance pop following her turn on Spiller's chart topping "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" was completed by the release of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's biggest hit to date...
The Niche Reference 