I don't know if this has been done before, but it's an interesting question and topic to think about.
Who was your first favorite artist?
For me, the Spice Girls, even though I was about 2 or 3 when introduced to them. By the time I was 4, I remember having their albums, a T-shirt, and a VHS tape of their movie 'Spice World'. Easily my favorite group of all time. I remember them falling off the face of the Earth because they called it quits and I never even noticed until about 4 years later and I was devastated. By the time I got bored of them not making new music, my fave went from Britney Spears to Ashlee Simpson, then back to Britney for a short time, and now GaGa.
Such a long time ago.. I do miss her early days I initially wanted to support her latest era but after hearing the songs on Bionic, I lost all interest.
It was probably also the Spice Girls, although I don't have much memory of when I was young... but I'll go with Britney. I use to be super-overly obsessed. I remember being told by my parents to "SHUT UP" when singing Oops too loudly.
OMG YASSS.
A*Teens were the **** too. I totally forgot about them. I remember bringing my CD player to restaurants, looking like a damn fool, and play their songs. The only place I could find their albums at were Toys R Us.