Poptimists 2006 Poll: Act of the Year!
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Today's category is the slightly nebulous Act of the Year - six acts got more than one vote and we present them below: interesting to note the Poptimists heavyweights who didn't get multiple nominations.
Girls Aloud put out a Greatest Hits record.
Lily Allen MySpaced her way to stardom.
Justin Timberlake brought sexy back.
Paris Hilton was much talked about.
Aly and AJ were the salvation of teenpop.
Cassie stripped R&B down.
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Lifetime achievement and Track of the Year to follow!
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Date: 2007-01-03 10:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-03 10:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-03 10:10 am (UTC)My thorts on the contenders:
Date: 2007-01-03 10:10 am (UTC)- Lily Allen is a Breath Of Fresh Air For A Stale Pop Scene TM but I only really liked "LDN" and "Knock Em Out". Still if she was to win (which I doubt) no complaints.
- Justin Timberlake made a good album with some amazing moments but as a star I feel he lacks something essential and tries a bit too hard/seriously.
- Paris Hilton almost got my tick but I think a victory in the argument poll would be more apt.
- Aly and AJ are intriguing but I really only know two of their songs.
- Cassie is a bit anonymous so far as a personality but I like her style, and I think she will need the tick support: so Cassie it is.
Re: My thorts on the contenders:
Date: 2007-01-03 10:19 am (UTC)I suspect this would be the most complained about victory! Or maybe Paris...
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Date: 2007-01-03 10:37 am (UTC)Will not grump too massively if Lily Allen wins, although I can't stand her.
Re: My thorts on the contenders:
Date: 2007-01-03 10:46 am (UTC)Aly and AJ are too Xtian for me.
It was between Cassie and Paris for me too!
If you tick Girls Aloud you may as well be saying "pop is dead and this is all we have left". They shouldn't get Act of the Year in the least inspiring year of their career!
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Date: 2007-01-03 10:49 am (UTC)I voted for Girls Aloud.
Who is Cassie?
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Date: 2007-01-03 10:55 am (UTC)AARGH
Date: 2007-01-03 11:09 am (UTC)Meng are endangered species in pop
Date: 2007-01-03 11:20 am (UTC)I wouldn't mind if it were true btw.
(How on earth did Cassie make the shortlist though? Even Robbie deserves it more.)
Re: Meng are endangered species in pop
Date: 2007-01-03 11:25 am (UTC)(How does Robbie deserve it more than Cassie?! I have no truck with the "they have more media presence" argument when the SONGS are so much better. Cassie made two of the three best songs of the entire year!)
Re: AARGH
Date: 2007-01-03 11:26 am (UTC)A GA win = a failure of poptimism
Why GA could legitimately be "act of the year"
Date: 2007-01-03 11:30 am (UTC)- Sarah crashing the expensive Porsche inside 5 seconds in their E4 documentary!
- No.1 album (if that matters to you)
- Never out of the tabloids in '06 - their recognition factor went up considerably thanks to celeb BFs/spouses etc - as Kat points out, this was the first year you could identify all the girls individually
Re: Why GA could legitimately be "act of the year"
Date: 2007-01-03 11:33 am (UTC)- Programme not even on proper channel!
- The first year of their career they didn't release a proper album!
- True but Paris beats them here anyway, and so do Lallen and Justin too probably
Re: Meng are endangered species in pop
Date: 2007-01-03 11:34 am (UTC)But FWIW I do like at least three songs on Rudebox more than "Me & U".
Re: Meng are endangered species in pop
Date: 2007-01-03 11:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-03 11:37 am (UTC)Re: Why GA could legitimately be "act of the year"
Date: 2007-01-03 11:39 am (UTC)Re: Meng are endangered species in pop
Date: 2007-01-03 11:51 am (UTC)Hardly. Beatles, Monkees, T.Rex, Osmonds, David Cassidy, Bay City Rollers, Duran Duran, Culture Club, etc etc. For a loooong time it was mostly coded male.
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Date: 2007-01-03 11:56 am (UTC)Re: Why GA could legitimately be "act of the year"
Date: 2007-01-03 12:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-03 12:04 pm (UTC)Solo artists in history
Date: 2007-01-03 12:06 pm (UTC)LAYDEES - Mariah, Whitney, Cher, Celine, Diana Ross, Britney, Madge, Kate Bush, Kylie (= NINE)
MENG - Elton, Dave Bowie, George Michael, Jacko, Lionel, Morrissey, Prince, Cliff (= EIGHT)
Pretty even.
Re: AARGH
Date: 2007-01-03 12:09 pm (UTC)