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 #44: Alex Parks, ‘Get Out’
Category: Reality TV
Pop Essays #31: Sinead Quinn, ‘I Can’t Break Down’
Sinead Quinn's self penned debut after finishing runner up on the first series of Fame Academy made a clear statement of intent.
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 51)
With Popstars: The Rivals, the stakes were upped as two new bands went head-to-head for the Christmas number one, and for Girls Aloud, it was "Buy Girls, Bye Boys" with a redefining 00s chart banger that got them there...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 39)
Attempting to silence the intense debate over who was going to have the more durable career post-Pop Idol, Will Young and Gareth Gates teamed up for one last chart topper ahead of the release of their debut albums...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 37)
Although she didn't make the final 10 on Pop Idol, Sarah Whatmore categorically proved that she could become a big success in her own right with her debut top 10 hit...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 31)
Having turned the public ridicule he faced on the first series of Popstars to triumph on the first Pop Idol, Darius proved he was a winner after all with his self penned chart topping debut single...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 28)
In the race to releasing original material after Pop Idol, Gareth Gates was first to pole position with his second number one, with a song whose subject matter proved oddly prophetic in the year that followed...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 22)
Even with the task of following up a record breaking debut number one, Will Young proved he was in it for the long run with the release of a song he'd wowed the audience with on Pop Idol and his second chart topper to boot...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 20)
Undeterred by their "Flopstars" label after missing out on a place in Hear'Say, Liberty X proved to be the true winners in the long run with their iconic BRIT Award winning number one smash...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 12)
Even with the huge sales for his fellow finalist and Pop Idol winner Will Young, Gareth Gates proved he had a sizeable fanbase awaiting his debut with an equally record setting number one smash with a song as old as the charts themselves...
The Niche Reference 