Which "this generation (2005-present) pop girl" shocked you the most with her success? The one that you didn't expect to become as successful as she actually turned out to be?
Katy...I thought she was done with after OOTB, then TD came and I realized she was here to stay...
I knew the other girls would smash, except Adele, I only became familiar with her by the time she was already smashing
Rihanna's was definitely a surprise -- serious one hit wonder teas when she started. But, her success was a gradual build up so you had time to get used to her becoming a fixture in music. Gaga's huge start was also shocking. Adele and the 21 era was a complete blind side tho. No one could have seen that coming -- especially considering the dominant sound of the time period of its release. Amazing and absolutely unbelievable. She's so deserving tho.
Nothing really all that surprising about Katy or Taylor's success to me. Young, white, pretty that appeal to young girls -- pretty standard success formula.
Adele. I remember when RITD came out, I didn't think it would do anything and I thought her album would be even less successful than 19 because she was away so long.
edit: And I thought Katy and Gaga were going to be one hit wonders too tbh. I never thought much of Rihanna until the GGGB era and after Umbrella and after how popular she became, I wasn't surprised by her success. Taylor isn't surprising either since she started in country and eventually crossed over.
