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Tournament: The Vanishing Letters 4 ✌️ | Winner: Navyofbadgals
Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Doing It was a flop WW. I Love It and Fancy are only features
Blu Cantrell has 2 hits tho!!!1!!
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Originally posted by K$Ellie
Doing It was a flop WW. I Love It and Fancy are only features
Blu Cantrell has 2 hits tho!!!1!!
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and only one of them cracked the US top 40
and Prezli said a two hit wonder was also good
fat
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Originally posted by Navyofbadgals
and only one of them cracked the US top 40
and Prezli said a two hit wonder was also good
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Yeah... well... Ella has 3 UK top 10s!
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You know what... I actually feel like none of the songs you guys chose should've smashed as big as their biggest hits.
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Congrats to the finalists! I just submitted my last judgments, barring a tie, and congrats for making it this far!
That being said, I agree with holyground. It was a hard round to judge, for me, because no one hit the theme fully for me, so I went with the person who was the closest.
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Sent.
I'm not pleased with the entries. I thought that only one of you really understood the term 'one hit wonder'.
And I agree with everything that r123 said above.
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Bloomers has disappeared, but everyone is in, so I'm announcing the results tonight!
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yas
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More than a one-hit wonder
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Originally posted by prezli
K$Ellie: When I think of Charli XCX, the first song that comes to my mind is actually 'Fancy,' but she's a one-hit wonder as a solo artist. I wish you sent in the solo version of 'Doing It' because I was never a fan of the Rita version.
Navyofbadgals: I was a huge Blu stan at age of 10, her other hit single 'Breathe' was my anthem. Blu is that type of one-hit wonders that I was expecting this round. 'I'll Find a Way' is another side of hers that I didn't know. My only problem is that I don't see this song become as huge as 'Hit 'em Up' was.
wesleywalrus: Yeah, I'm sick of 'Primadonna,' it was played 24/7 here back then. I was hoping for 'I'm a Ruin' instead of 'FROOT', but it's still okay. It deserved big success as the lead single.
Element: She's a one-hit wonder at this moment, but she has had only one era. UK is letting the female artists down, but she still has chance to become big. This is actually a decent entry, but I was waiting for something more interesting, especially from you.
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Originally posted by Kavish
K$Ellie: Charli XCX has made several appearances in the Top 40, so I don't think that she really qualifies as a 1 (or 2) hit wonder.
Navyofbadgals: Blu has had 3 Top 40 hits, but she kinda fell off the radar after her debut single and came back two years later to fall back into obscurity again, so I think that you did a better job than your competitors. Hit Em Up Style is too recognizable for me to really compare it to I'll Find a Way, but it doesn't matter which song is better because I think that you are the only one who truly understand the challenge and sent a one hit wonder artist.
wesleywalrus: Marina and the Diamonds has had several Top 40 hits, so I don't think that she really qualifies for this challenge. She also never really fell underground after her debut and FROOT was pretty much everywhere (online) when it was released.
Element: Ella's first three singles went Top 20 in the UK, so I wouldn't consider her a 1 or 2 hit wonder act. Besides, a one hit wonder is someone with a huge hit and we never really hear of them again. Ella is still very fresh in the business and she might release music material again, so I don't think that this was a really thoughtful choice.
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Originally posted by rl231
K$Ellie: I'm not sure if I'd consider Charli a one hit wonder, personally, but I do like your entries! Doing It is definitely superior to Boom Clap, so you fit that part of the theme. The first part is super questionable though, even if they were features (and Doing It was a moderate hit in the UK too).
Navyofbadgals: Blu Cantrell . I definitely wasn't expecting her, even though she kinda has the quintessential one hit wonder, so you hit the mark on that. However, Hit 'Em Up Style is superior to I'll Find a Way, which is still really good but it was kinda boring in the beginning (the vocals at the end though are just )
wesleywalrus: I'm not sure if Marina and the Diamonds is the smartest pick. Primadonna wasn't necessarily a hit at all; if anything, it was moderate IMO. Now, Froot is an interesting pick. I don't think it's better than Primadonna, which packs more of a punch to me. I think you would've been better off picking Happy or I'm a Ruin.
Element: Ahhhh, Ella, I like her! I always root for her to succeed because her voice is gorgeous (saw it live with Yours in London for Comic Relief, and it was just great). She technically has 3 UK top 10s, which doesn't really help your cause at all, but only one was WW, which helps you out too. I don't think that Glow is the better song, in comparison to Ghost though, as good as Glow is.
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Originally posted by Yvess
K$Ellie: I totally enjoyed Charli's music, her songs are reminiscent to my fave, Avril Lavigne, just a little bit ****ty. I love your choices. Congrats for staying this long in the game!
Navyofbadgals: She is totally talented but I'm not digging her songs tbh. I have this love-hate relationship with your song choices but nonetheless, kudos for sending in a talented artist for the finale. Props as well for reaching the finale!
wesleywalrus: I like Marina and her songs recently is making me like her more. Your choices are good and it is impressive tbh. Let's see if the other judges loved it too. Congratulations for reaching it this far.
Element: Ella slays me so much. I find her talent and her charm, a strong force to reckon with but of course sometimes talent won't win so she's a one or two hit wonder. Glow is a good song to listen to and Ghost is my fave single from her. Grats Elliement for making it in the finals!
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Originally posted by holyground
K$Ellie: I never really liked Doing It, so I definitely don't think it should smash as much as Boom Clap. Furthermore, the Rita Ora remix was just lame. Rita sounded just like Charli and she added nothing to the song. But, at least the song makes sense as a single.
Navyofbadgals: Hit Em Up is a bop, and I think I get where you're coming from by hoping that a ballad would smash too. It's a nice song, I guess, I like it more towards the end. But would it have really worked as a single? Hmm.
wesleywalrus: Primadonna is marvelous and most of her songs probably can't match up in terms of hit potential. Froot is an okay choice, I guess. Song is cute and somewhat boppable, but it just goes on and on and doesn't hit you hard enough for it to be a smash.
Element: Ghost is amazing, but Glow was just... boring. It's an okay song, but if it wants to live up to the power of Ghost, it needed something more than being just a run-of-the-mill ballad.
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ddd at all of us not doing that good
what kind of finale
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I don't think I won, but that was lowkey expected
At least talent did win last night in Eurovision
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Originally posted by Navyofbadgals
I don't think I won, but that was lowkey expected
At least talent did win last night in Eurovision
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But Austria didn't win
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Originally posted by PinkBox
But Austria didn't win
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That's a correct observation, Talent did win tho. It won with 534 points
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Kavish critique tho
666 slay!
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Not all of us flopping
IMAGE #7
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All of us doing bad
Navy ur taste tho
What's The Pressure is such a bop
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Originally posted by K$Ellie
All of us doing bad
Navy ur taste tho
What's The Pressure is such a bop
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Yassss stan for this top 10 bop
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