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Tafty³³³ View member profile	3rd August 2019, 01:42 PM Post #1
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,451 User: 5,042	From the top of my head: Becky Hill has very recently scored another top 10 hit as a guest vocalist. This makes her 2nd Top 10 & 5th Top 40 as a featured vocalist. Just ONE of where she is the lead credit or one of her own songs has charted, at #56. RAYE is another recent artist who seems to have more luck as a featured vocalist. Just one of her songs where she is credited as the lead has gone top 40. Ella Eyre is another one. A couple of very minor solo hits, but absolutely HUGE hits as a featured vocalist. Can you think of anyone else? Why are these artists struggling to breakthrough as artists themselves? I'm particularly gutted for Ella Eyre coz her album is amazing.


Liam.k. View member profile	3rd August 2019, 01:47 PM Post #2
BuzzJack Idol Joined: 8 December 2010 Posts: 50,976 User: 12,472	I'm quite surprised about Becky Hill. She's definitely a recognisable name, not just a faceless featured act on a dance record, so I don't quite understand why her own music doesn't catch on. I kinda like that Ella Eyre could have been one of those acts that you totally forget about and would hear one of their songs randomly and think "omg I remember that/her!" yet she's been clinging on to chart relevancy so much longer than she "should" have.


Liam.k. View member profile	3rd August 2019, 01:54 PM Post #3
BuzzJack Idol Joined: 8 December 2010 Posts: 50,976 User: 12,472	Bebe Rexha would be another one. Only really had 'Meant to Be' as a successful song in her own right and even that was just a case of right song, right time. Skylar Grey too - a shame 'Invisible' wasn't a smash.


Klaus View member profile	3rd August 2019, 01:58 PM Post #4
❤️❤️➕🟦 Joined: 3 June 2012 Posts: 22,246 User: 17,160	I’m hoping with ‘I Can Get Used to This’ FINALLY starting to do something, it can actually give her a ‘solo’ hit. I’m not really sure why it hasn’t happened yet as I feel she’s a vocalist who really does make songs her own, enhance them and is a massive part of each’s success


Tafty³³³ View member profile	3rd August 2019, 01:59 PM Post #5
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,451 User: 5,042	Oh yes! Skylar I remember thinking that 'C'mon Let Me Ride' would be her breakthrough It was a very novelty hit that would've been good to capitalise on, usually. 'Invisible' is gorgeous and definitely should've been a huge smash </3


danG View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:00 PM Post #6
🔥🚀🔥 Joined: 30 August 2010 Posts: 74,572 User: 11,746	hopefully now that ICGUTT has a bit of momentum Becky can finally start happening as a solo artist, I'd love an album from her to surface sometime soon.


T Boy View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:01 PM Post #7
Radical Pink Troll Joined: 11 March 2006 Posts: 26,603 User: 177	I’m honestly not shocked that any of these artists struggle to get hits in their own right. They’re all pretty forgettable.


coi View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:01 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 23 June 2018 Posts: 9,511 User: 73,240	QUOTE(Jonjo @ Aug 3 2019, 02:42 PM) Becky Hill has very recently scored another top 10 hit as a guest vocalist. This makes her 2nd Top 10 & 5th Top 40 as a featured vocalist. Just ONE of her own songs has charted, at #55. Losing charted at #56!


T Boy View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:04 PM Post #9
Radical Pink Troll Joined: 11 March 2006 Posts: 26,603 User: 177	QUOTE(coi @ Aug 3 2019, 03:01 PM) Losing charted at #56! Omg Jonjo needs banning from the chart forum forever. Seriously it’s not like he was 50 places out or anything.


coi View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:04 PM Post #10
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 23 June 2018 Posts: 9,511 User: 73,240	QUOTE(T Boy @ Aug 3 2019, 03:04 PM) Omg Jonjo needs banning from the chart forum forever. Seriously it’s not like he was 50 places out or anything. No, it's that Becky Hill has had two hits not one.


T Boy View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:06 PM Post #11
Radical Pink Troll Joined: 11 March 2006 Posts: 26,603 User: 177	QUOTE(coi @ Aug 3 2019, 03:04 PM) No, it's that Becky Hill has had two hits not one. It still feeds into his initial point though? So what if the woman who had a solo no.55 has also had a solo no.56? She’s still not getting those hits on her own.


Dobbo View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:07 PM Post #12
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 4 November 2013 Posts: 30,540 User: 20,053	To be fair all of Becky's solo stuff HAS been pretty poor. Ella Eyre is the one tho </3 agreed on her album being amazing. I still hold out hope she'll pull out that solo smash sometime.


coi View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:07 PM Post #13
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 23 June 2018 Posts: 9,511 User: 73,240	QUOTE(T Boy @ Aug 3 2019, 03:06 PM) It still feeds into his initial point though? So what if the woman who had a solo no.55 has also had a solo no.56? She’s still not getting those hits on her own. True, and the point does still stand! It's just that emphasis was put on only having 'ONE' of her own songs charting when it isn't actually only one, I thought I'd correct it


Brightest Blue View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:07 PM Post #14
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 10 April 2016 Posts: 27,025 User: 23,155	QUOTE(T Boy @ Aug 3 2019, 03:04 PM) Omg Jonjo needs banning from the chart forum forever. Seriously it’s not like he was 50 places out or anything. No, Coi was on about a different song altogether. She has 2 lead hits.


Brightest Blue View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:08 PM Post #15
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 10 April 2016 Posts: 27,025 User: 23,155	Oh I’m late oops


lewistgreen View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:09 PM Post #16
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: he/him Joined: 25 July 2013 Posts: 26,030 User: 19,585	Can we mention Karen Harding? She soldiered on with the features even though Say Something got her that hit, she kinda disappeared from the charts


Brightest Blue View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:10 PM Post #17
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 10 April 2016 Posts: 27,025 User: 23,155	Louisa x


coi View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:17 PM Post #18
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 23 June 2018 Posts: 9,511 User: 73,240	Ina Wroldsen could be another I guess. Places and Breathe both spent months in the top 40 (and How Deep Is Your Love where she provided uncredited vocals), but no success for her songs as a lead artist (even though most of them were with other dance producers!).


Nick Jonas View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:18 PM Post #19
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 20 August 2009 Posts: 8,343 User: 9,481	Christina Aguilera


SLlewellyn View member profile	3rd August 2019, 02:26 PM Post #20
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 March 2011 Posts: 5,262 User: 13,126	"Love Me Again" aside, I think John Newman falls into this category now sadly - best known now for his Rudimental, Calvin Harris + Sigala features, and can't see him scoring another solo hit any time soon.