In Pictures: Music In The Decade Of The X Factor, American Idol, Jay Z, Michael Jackson And Amy Winehouse
Music In The Decade Of X Factor, American Idol, Jay Z, Michael Jackson And Amy Winehouse.
The decade was shaped by the arrival of popstar parvenus, those not genuine popstars who had crooned someone else’s song on The X Factor, Fame Academy, American Idol, Pop Idol or Fame Academy. There were authentic pop stars, like Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty, the former who could sing and both who could live the live of excess. Eminem rocked, Britney Spears melted, Jay Z grew the brand and we wept for George Harrison, Diana and another Live Aid. And Michael Jackson died. In pictures:
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Pop Band Westlife with a special award presented to them in London by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK Singles Chart. Westlife are (front row, left-right) Bryan McFadden, Kian Egan and Shane Filan, (back row, left-right) Nicky Byrne and Mark Feehily.
Posted: 22nd, November 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
