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Poll: Which Lady Marmalade Singer Has Had The Best Career?
View Poll Results: Which L.M. singer has had the best career?
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Christina
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24.86% |
Pink
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135 |
72.97% |
Mya
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4 |
2.16% |
Lil Kim
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
People don't crave for new Pink music. Xtina still has the potential for that.
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Completely false.
People don't crave Pink's music while she is still among the better selling artists right now and continues to get hits? Isn't "F*ckin' Perfect" #1 on iTunes and "Raise Your Glass" went #1 on Billboard? That's more than what Christina has done since 2003.
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P!nk has had the best career overall, though Christina had bigger popularity at the height of her career.
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Originally posted by firstlove
What are you talking about Pink never tkes risks? Mizzundastood was a BIG RISK at the time especially when they wanted to portray her as a certain artist and she fought against it to incorporate messages about what she had to say which may or may not have been sucessful & honestly imo theyre about the same in terms of memorability, but Xtina's decreasing her chances with each flop album.
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Missundaztood wasn't a risk, it was true to who she was. And the music was VERY commercial. Hardly a risk tbh. And I say she's safe because since "I'm Not Dead" her music hasn't really changed... it's all the same formula of "FU" (just like her first album) or songs catering to the low-esteemed...
But we are talking about careers... Xtina has managed to expand her business and make a career outside of music, so she wins by a mile.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Completely false.
People don't crave Pink's music while she is still among the better selling artists right now and continues to get hits? Isn't "F*ckin' Perfect" #1 on iTunes and "Raise Your Glass" went #1 on Billboard? That's more than what Christina has done since 2003.
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It's ACCESSIBLE music, so people will buy it. When she's gone, no one really looks for her. And when she comes out with new music you already know what to expect. Now I actually see that even though she has a rebellious image her music is really, really safe.
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
It's ACCESSIBLE music, so people will buy it. When she's gone, no one really looks for her. And when she comes out with new music you already know what to expect. Now I actually see that even though she has a rebellious image her music is really, really safe.
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"Accessible" music? Not many people are doing pop/rock and having success with it at this very time. Not Avril. Not Kelly. Not anyone you hear on radio at this current moment, except Pink. And no one looks at Christina when she's here or gone, so that's a moot point.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Completely false.
People don't crave Pink's music while she is still among the better selling artists right now and continues to get hits? Isn't "F*ckin' Perfect" #1 on iTunes and "Raise Your Glass" went #1 on Billboard? That's more than what Christina has done since 2003.
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If people craved new Xtina music shed keep a steady fanbase inbetween her breaks.
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
Missundaztood wasn't a risk, it was true to who she was. And the music was VERY commercial. Hardly a risk tbh. And I say she's safe because since "I'm Not Dead" her music hasn't really changed... it's all the same formula of "FU" (just like her first album) or songs catering to the low-esteemed...
But we are talking about careers... Xtina has managed to expand her business and make a career outside of music, so she wins by a mile.
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And anyone whose anyone KNOWS in the industry most people cant even be true to themselves like that. So I guess Stripped wasn't a risk either? Also Xtina just started to really branch out and do most of the things you mentioned (minus endorsements) Shes only been in one movie and just released a perfume around Bionic.
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P!nk
Christina
Lil Kim
Mya
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
"Accessible" music? Not many people are doing pop/rock and having success with it at this very time. Not Avril. Not Kelly. Not anyone you hear on radio at this current moment, except Pink. And no one looks at Christina when she's here or gone, so that's a moot point.
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Accessible music meaning it's a good filler, nothing good nothing bad. Pink doesn't have a song that defines pop culture. Xtina at least had one and that's "Beautiful."
We are talking about CAREERS. Does Pink have anything other than her music? NO. Christina earns more thus having a better career. Artists flop all the time. That shouldn't take away from the likeliness of Xtina being more relevant than Pink in the end.
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
Accessible music meaning it's a good filler, nothing good nothing bad. Pink doesn't have a song that defines pop culture. Xtina at least had one and that's "Beautiful."
We are talking about CAREERS. Does Pink have anything other than her music? NO. Christina earns more thus having a better career. Artists flop all the time. That shouldn't take away from the likeliness of Xtina being more relevant than Pink in the end.
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Um, what does Christina have other than her music? She isn't known for her movies or endorsements. Christina is no Beyonce, J. Lo or Britney when it comes to movies and endorsements. Let's be real here.
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But that's the point. We are comparing Xtina to Pink, not Beyonce, J. Lo, or Britney.
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
But that's the point. We are comparing Xtina to Pink, not Beyonce, J. Lo, or Britney.
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What does Christina have other than her music? I don't remember anything notable that she has done outside of music, and she hasn't done anything remarkable in music since 2002 or 2003.
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Originally posted by Violet Skye
^She has a lot of endorsements, perfume, movie, etc. She's making a brand out of her name.
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P!nk is not the kind of girl who does that. Don't you think she could have all that? Her own perfume, movie, her underwear I mean come on, does that define your MUSIC career??
Isn't going from RNB to Pop/Rock a risk at all? Tell me what kinda risk did Christina take? She tried to pull Gaga with her new album and failed miserably, and she made Stripped after Missundaztood was done... how is that a bigger risk than P!nk's?
Face it, Christina is irrelevant these several years, P!nk is kicking asses with hits, performances without any help of other endorsements. Yeah, Christina is a brand same as Britney, and P!nk will always stay underrated, but you can't honestly tell that she isn't a bigger star atm!
Pretty much everyone is bigger than Christina now.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
"Accessible" music? Not many people are doing pop/rock and having success with it at this very time. Not Avril. Not Kelly. Not anyone you hear on radio at this current moment, except Pink. And no one looks at Christina when she's here or gone, so that's a moot point.
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but I feel bad for laughing, cause I've enjoyed Xtina lately.
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to the person saying that Pink doesn't have a song that defines pop music, I think Get The Party Started, Stupid Girls. Don't Let Me Get Me and Just Like a Pill trump that argument.
Pink is definitely more consistent, and I think people forget how huge she was during the M!ssundaztood era...influenced way too many girls to go all edgy.
and Xtina's performances are all hailed, but she still hasn't had a performance that would come close to Pink's iconic Grammy performance (well no one has for that matter).
Plus Pink is probably the top touring female act currently and she'll only get bigger as a touring artist.
So yeah, as much as I love Xtina, I think its clear who has had the better career. I obviously voted for Pink
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I can't even believe all of the pressed back and forth on this forum...
I just think you guys are waaaay too focused on what is going on right now in this moment when that wasn't the topic at all.
XTina was huge on her debut, her comeback with Stripped was critically acclaimed as a step out of the teen pop arena and sales backed it up, she was applauded all around for her vocals on Back to Basics and had a #1 record with it, she had a mildly successful movie this year, and even with the flopping of Bionic, don't act like everyone wasn't buzzing about it. Or that it wasn't the #2 most illegally downloaded album of the year. People ARE still interested. OBVIOUSLY people are interested in Pink too, because she is amazing and consistent.
But in the end: SALES, ENDORSEMENTS, MEDIA ATTENTION, MOVIES, AWARDS... XTINA > PINK. Better career. Da end.
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P!nk will never be a diva.
P!nk will never have the vocal range Christina has.
P!nk will never have near the beauty Christina has.
P!nk will never have the success and impact Christina has.
But P!nk will always be jealous of Christina.
Sorry, but the truth must hurt for y'all.
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Originally posted by xChunk
P!nk will never be a diva.
P!nk will never have the vocal range Christina has.
P!nk will never have near the beauty Christina has.
P!nk will never have the success and impact Christina has.
But P!nk will always be jealous of Christina.
Sorry, but the truth must hurt for y'all.
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Even you don't believe that.
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Originally posted by N@te
Even you don't believe that.
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Believe me, I do.
P!nk has never been an artist I could take serious. Her music has always been boring to me and her personality is over the top.
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I think the poll shows the true tea...delusion can only take an artist so far
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Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\
I think the poll shows the true tea...delusion can only take an artist so far
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This poll shows nothing, but how biased some people here are.
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Quote:
Originally posted by xChunk
P!nk will never be a diva.
P!nk will never have the vocal range Christina has.
P!nk will never have near the beauty Christina has.
P!nk will never have the success and impact Christina has.
But P!nk will always be jealous of Christina.
Sorry, but the truth must hurt for y'all.
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Pink is a rock diva, she has an incredible and VERY unique vocal range, she is gorgeous and always has been, and has had a lot of success in almost everything she has ever done. While I think that XTina wins this one, to take it to the level of hating on Pink just because you are a stan makes everything you say less credible. Sorry bout it!
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