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Remember Rik Waller from Pop Idol? He did a cover of I Will Always Love You which reached no 7.
I think about him all the time! I think he’s an exam invigilator now!
I prefer to remain in denial this happened
i was sure there used to be 4 of them!
I just googled him, not a load of info online about recent activity - can't see him on IG or FB. It mentions the exam invigilator job.
I remember I thought it was a bit suspicious that he 'pulled out of Pop Idol because of laryngitis' and felt that he had been paid off as Cowell was afraid he was going to win the show.
It was a poor cover. He also had a bland version of Something Inside So Strong. I remember reading that Jade Goody was mean to him on Back to Reality but didn't see it....I prefer to remain in denial this happened
There was 4 - Tara left the band after a few singles and the remaining girls continued as a trio.
Does anyone remember on Popstars (the Hear'Say season) there was a girl called Claire, she was a larger lady and they made an issue of it on the show - she released a single called 'Free' which made top 50
Claire Freeland
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21st Century Girls started out as a punk band called She Devil. They appeared on kids' TV in this guise once, possibly on Blue Peter.
Didn't know that. Did a record company get on board and rebrand them? I only remember their 1st single, don't know if they got dropped before the 2nd.
Just remembered Alizee was a flop act in UK but huge in France and still is. So doesn't really fit in this thread in a global sense - thought I'd mention her as I really liked her first album. Moi Lolita (love this tune) made top 20 in UK which isn't bad for a French artist, but not good enough for her to try establish herself here in UK.
I used to get Alizee mixed up with that one-hit wonder Lumidee, who sang that "Uh Oh" song.
I assumed a record company gave 20th Century Girls their makeover. There was talk of an album, no idea whether it exists or not.
I assumed a record company gave 20th Century Girls their makeover. There was talk of an album, no idea whether it exists or not.
Yes! She had a pink cowboy hat I remember! She said something like 'they only want skinny gals!'. She wasn't even that big FFS!I just googled him, not a load of info online about recent activity - can't see him on IG or FB. It mentions the exam invigilator job.
I remember I thought it was a bit suspicious that he 'pulled out of Pop Idol because of laryngitis' and felt that he had been paid off as Cowell was afraid he was going to win the show.
It was a poor cover. He also had a bland version of Something Inside So Strong. I remember reading that Jade Goody was mean to him on Back to Reality but didn't see it....
There was 4 - Tara left the band after a few singles and the remaining girls continued as a trio.
Does anyone remember on Popstars (the Hear'Say season) there was a girl called Claire, she was a larger lady and they made an issue of it on the show - she released a single called 'Free' which made top 50
.Claire Freeland
Claire Freeland (from Glasgow, Scotland) is a dance music singer from the 2000s. As a teenager, she appeared on the U.K. version of the international reality TV series “Popstars,” but s…
This is a bop
Anyone remember Blazing Squad. I love them 
I LOVED Flip Reverse! And also liked the band that formed out of Blazin Squad remnants - Friday Hill 'Baby Goodbye'Anyone remember Blazing Squad. I love them
I didn’t know about this! WHY DIDN’T I KNOW ABOUT THIS?
The got me at “Crossroads”Baby goodbye was actually decent! I remember they played it on a loop in a pizza hut back in 2005 and now always think of pizza hut when I hear it
Was about to add it to my Spotify, but they don't have it! Travesty!
Flip Reverse is so good, they did a really cool TOTP performance where they marched around BBC TV centre in their hoodies then entered the TOTP studios to perform it. Maybe it's on youtubeI didn’t know about this! WHY DIDN’T I KNOW ABOUT THIS?
came across Wild Orchid while looking up weird 90s bands and this pic freaks me out, their heads are waaaay too large. Also that’s Fergie from Black Eyed Peas in the middle.
edit, not sure why the picture isn’t showing so here is a link:https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dmcvBiuqvgidWaukY7KZAd-1600-80.jpg.webp
Seeing Girl Thing here just reminds me how much pop music moved so quickly in the 90s.
Girl Thing’s video clearly ripped off the Spice Girls, like others have said, but they had nothing else in common with them (apart from being a five piece girl band). Girl Thing’s music and choreography is so like Backstreet Boys, Britney, Billie Piper, etc.
The Spice Girls music was more inspired by early-mid 90s r&b, as well as pop, and Girl Thing were Millennial Euro-pop. I love both musical styles, but it’s just so interesting how quickly music moved in the 90s.
Zhané are a great example of who influenced the Spice Girls, Mel B loved them, and you can really hear it in the album track “Something Kinda Funny”.
Long story short, mid-90s music and late-90s music was so different!
Girl Thing’s video clearly ripped off the Spice Girls, like others have said, but they had nothing else in common with them (apart from being a five piece girl band). Girl Thing’s music and choreography is so like Backstreet Boys, Britney, Billie Piper, etc.
The Spice Girls music was more inspired by early-mid 90s r&b, as well as pop, and Girl Thing were Millennial Euro-pop. I love both musical styles, but it’s just so interesting how quickly music moved in the 90s.
Zhané are a great example of who influenced the Spice Girls, Mel B loved them, and you can really hear it in the album track “Something Kinda Funny”.
Long story short, mid-90s music and late-90s music was so different!
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Oh no, you've just reminded me that I bought their first album AND LOVED IT! (never listened to anything after that though!Anyone remember Blazing Squad. I love them
Flip Reverse was a tune.