After a tumultuous stint hosting the show that had launched him - The X Factor - 2016 saw Olly Murs come back in fighting spirit with the first single off of his chart topping fifth studio album, 24 HRS...
Thunderbugs were all poised to be one of the big new girl groups of 1999 - except their label's budgetary excesses saw to it that things didn't quite work out as they were meant to...
Girls Aloud's third album, Chemistry, was by far and away their most universally adored by both critics and fans. So why exactly did it - relatively - underperform compared to their previous releases?
It was always going to be a task for Daniel Powter to follow up the worldwide mega success of "Bad Day". But his fate as a one hit wonder was sealed by his label's costly failure to adhere to chart regulations...
For the first single from her second album, Nelly Furtado channeled her experiences of the industry and growing up in Canada into an empowering anthem about reclaiming identity and forging your own path...
Despite being on an almost constant losing streak with her solo material outside the Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham did smash a fair few preconceptions than her critics - or even she - gave herself credit for...
With his debut solo single away from Blue, Simon Webbe quickly confounded all predictions and expectations by letting the music do the talking...
Alexis Strum was one of my best kept music secrets for many years. Hopefully, with a new album on the way, she can be yours to discover too...
Whilst his post-Ordinary Boys solo career was marked dead on arrival before it'd even been given a fair hearing, it helped Preston rebirth into a prosperous new career behind the scenes - crafting absolute bangers like this one...
The key cornerstone of Xenomania's branch out into an in-house record label, Mini Viva were positioned as the all new pop duo phenomenon to take them from their success in the 00s to the 2010s...
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