7 minutes ago, Addy! said:

I would like to keep my mask on please 😷

I’m not too surprised that people under a certain age may have overlooked Louise’s music, be it the hits from her heyday or her modern releases! I’m pleased if this contest makes anybody discover her. It’s never too late!

I think Louise drawing a blank for some people, is partly because she was completely inactive in music between 2003 and 2019. So she didn’t keep her name out there in that sense. I’d say the majority of her fans are old enough to have been on board pre-2003 (*waves!*) and remained loyal. I’m sure she’ll have gained some new fans in recent years, but I think it’s difficult for an artist in her position to get widespread attention.

However, I think “barely that relevant a name back in her prime” is underselling her somewhat! Her first two albums both went Platinum. Apparently she achieved more Top 20 hit singles than any other British female in the 90s. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the Brits in both 1997 and 1998. So I’d say she was quite a big deal for a moment there. It’s just I don’t think a legacy was maintained during her years away from the industry, for her hits from back then to have endurance. It’s not often they’d be played on the radio or included in throwback playlists on streaming.

I think she was well knownin the late 90s, plus she started on Eternal, one of the biggest groups of the 90s

16 hours ago, Calum said:

1. Addison Rae - Aquamarine

2. Rina Sawayama - This Hell

3. Louise - Borderline

4. Ellie Goulding - Burn

5. Christina Aguilera - Genie In a Bottle

6. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

7. SASAMI - Honeycrash

8. Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home

Hadn't heard a single Louise song before this so Borderline was a pleasant surprise.

What... I'm sure you must have mistyped that! 🤔

Louise has some really good songs, you should definitely check out some of her stuff.

7 hours ago, Tafty said:

Is that *really* that surprising? Lol. She was barely that relevant a name back in her prime! The Rachel Stevens of her era somewhat! I don't think it should be surprising that a younger generation don't really know who she is/any of her songs?

I think barely relevant is pushing it a bit, she was a pretty big name in her own right as a solo artist in the 90s, she was far more successful than Rachel Stevens was.

1. Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle

2. Ellie Goulding - Burn

3. Rina Sawayama - This Hell

4. Louise - Borderline

5. SASAMI - Honeycrash

6. Addison Rae - Aquamarine

7. Avril Lavine - Nobody's Home

8. Mary J Blige - Be Without You

01 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle

02 Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home

03 Mary J Blige - Be Without You

04 Addison Rae - Aquamarine

05 Rina Sawayama - This Hell

06 Ellie Goulding - Burn

07 Louise - Borderline

08 SASAMI - Honeycrash

I only knew two of these songs.

1st Ellie Goulding - Burn

2nd Sasami - Honeycrash

3rd Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home

4th Rina Sawayama - This Hell

5th Addison Rae - Aquamarine

6th Louise - Borderline

7th Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle

8th Mary J Blige - Be Without You

(Louise was also Harry Redknapp's daughter in law for many years)

People ranking MJB last !!! 😂😂😂😂

It is one of the best songs of all time!!

Addy - has some taste !!

Edited May 23May 23 by vibe

11 hours ago, Addy! said:

Mary J. Blige - Be Without You [fave]

Christina Agulera - Genie In A Bottle

SASAMI - Honeycrash

Addison Rae - Aquamarine

Avril Lavigne - Nobody’s Home

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Rina Sawayama - This Hell

Louise - Borderline

I would like to keep my mask on please 😷

Take it off Christina!

35 minutes ago, vibe said:

People ranking MJB last !!! 😂😂😂😂

It is one of the best songs of all time!!

Speaking of Be Without You, I’ve always found it really strange that it only managed #32 in the UK! It had a lengthy chart run despite that, but I just wonder why it wasn’t popular enough at the time to do much better than #32. Also The Breakthrough album only managed #22 and a Gold certification. I wonder if promotion was poor here?

Then the next single One became her highest ever peak, #2! Interestingly Be Without You now has higher total sales in the UK than One. Be Without You went Gold in February 2024, while One went Gold in April 2024!

^ lengthy chart run for sure

cant remember any promo to be fair!

Huge song and album in the states.

Also i am here for Louise , One Kiss From Heaven particularly

3 hours ago, vibe said:

People ranking MJB last !!! 😂😂😂😂

It is one of the best songs of all time!!

Addy - has some taste !!

I put it second, my fave Mary song love it !

Omg did I miss out?

6 minutes ago, May Day Pole Dancer said:

Omg did I miss out?

You tried to submit Katy Perry hen x

My vyiats:

1. Christina - GENIE!!! (In A Bottle)

2. Ellie G - Burn

3. Avril - Nobody's Home (Lights are on)

4. Louise - Borderline

5. Mary J. Blige - Be

6. Rina - This Hell

7. Addison - Aquamarina

8. Sasami - Honeycrash

3 minutes ago, Calum said:

You tried to submit Katy Perry hen x

Yes, but I was going to send album tracks!!!

1 Christina Aguilera - Genie In a Bottle

2 Avril Lavigne - Nobody’s Home

3 Ellie Goulding - Burn

4 Addison Rae - Aquamarine

5 Louise - Borderline

6 SASAMI - Honeycrash

7 Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

8 Rina Sawayama - This Hell

Genie 2.0 is much better than original.

1. Avril Lavigne

2. Christina Aguilera

3. Louise

4. Rina

5. Sasami

6. Ellie

7. Addison