Even though it's intense pre-release airplay preceded it's overall success, Alda's debut single was one of the liveliest and most charismatic UK chart hits of 1998...
Pop Essays #55: Alda, ‘Real Good Time’
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Pop Essays #54: Kristian Leontiou, ‘Some Say’
Even with a huge marketing launch that set him at odds with his own musical ambitions, the debut - only? - album from Kristian Leontiou was full of promise, even if it was squandered away on major record label clownery...
Pop Essays #53: Mel Blatt, ‘Do Me Wrong’
Nearly two years after All Saints acrimoniously split, Melanie Blatt finally emerged with her first proper solo single - that was almost as cool and unphased as the lady herself was to its arrival...
Pop Essays #51: JLS, ‘The Club Is Alive’
Following their hugely successful first album, JLS prepared to launch their second album in the summer of 2010 - with a Julie Andrews referencing lead single that, unintentionally, nobody could sit on the fence about...
Pop Essays #50: Diana Ross, ‘Not Over You Yet’
After their work on Cher's mega successful hit "Believe", the Metrophonic production team were called upon to bring Diana Ross back onto the dancefloor - and the top of the charts...
Pop Essays #49: Minnie Driver, ‘Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket’
Minnie Driver joined the list of Hollywood actors and actresses who crossed over to music in the mid 00s. But her laid-back sound was met with surprising industry led resistance...
Pop Essays #48: Moonbaby, ‘Here We Go’
On a mission to revolutionise and transform British pop music in the new millennium, Miranda Cooper and Brian Higgins at Xenomania set out their stall as early on as their Moonbaby project.
Pop Essays #47: Stephen Gately, ‘New Beginning’
With Boyzone on hiatus, it was time for a fresh chapter for Stephen Gately - in more ways than one - with the launch of his solo career...
Pop Essays #46: Fierce, ‘Dayz Like That’
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 #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...
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