Following their top 30 debut hit, R&B girl group Fierce teamed up with Karl "K-Gee" Gordon in a bid to crack the top 10 with a slinky second single...
Pop Essays #46: Fierce, ‘Dayz Like That’
Category: Pop Essays
Pop Essays #45: The Mitchell Brothers, ‘Michael Jackson’
Protegees of Mike Skinner, The Mitchell Brothers were seeking a breakthrough by collaborating with Calvin Harris on their cheeky but charming ode to the King of Pop...
Pop Essays #44: Alex Parks, ‘Get Out’
The second - and last - Fame Academy winner flew under the radar with her second album in the autumn of 2005 - and not just with the general public.
Pop Essays #43: Westlife, ‘Hey Whatever’
With a new sound, new image and new album, Westlife were poised to enter the second chapter of their career - until Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh had other ideas.
Pop Essays #42: The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland, ‘Wait A Minute’
After releasing no less than five hit singles from their multi platinum debut album, even the law of diminishing returns caught up with The Pussycat Dolls.
Pop Essays #40: Leilani, ‘Madness Thing’
With it's bonkers production and nuns and Curly Wurlys referencing lyrics, Leilani's debut single was certainly anything but ordinary.
Pop Essays #39: allSTARS*, ‘Love Is’
The stars of CITV's STARStreet might have laboured in their peers' shadow, but could a Lamont Dozier co-write have turned it around?
Pop Essays #38: Texas, ‘I’ll See It Through’
Texas appeared on the soundtrack to the Richard Curtis blockbuster Love Actually in 2003 - something most people have forgotten until now.
Pop Essays #37: McFly, ‘Ultraviolet / The Ballad Of Paul K’
With their chart topping second album Wonderland, McFly didn't make it easy - for themselves or their fans - as they rebelled against their image and sound.
Pop Essays #36: Madonna, ‘Miles Away’
The release of Madonna's final album under Warner Bros marked the moment the Queen of Pop led rather than followed working with Timbaland.
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