Most Successful Solo Artists Who Were Once Part of a Band/Group

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There are some bands/groups that consist of certain key performers who outshine the rest. And we all know that most of these bands especially the boy/girl bands do not stay together for long as they disband, split up or go their separate ways due to various reasons such as management disputes, being dropped by labels and more often than not internal strife among members. In certain cases such as Gloria Estefan, Kenny Rogers and Selena Gomez the bands include the name of the key performer or the lead vocalist. However, there are others who leave the band as their talents are not recognized such as Louise from Eternal and Robbie Williams from Take That. Sometimes the face of the band is more or less the lead vocalist and they proceed to launch their solo career such as Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, George Michael etc. When one is part of a duo it is also quite easy to become prominent when launching a solo career as in the cases of Cher, Tina Turner, Paul Simon and CeeLo Green.

The King of Pop - Michael Jackson tops the list as his solo career trumped the success of the Jackson 5 by way more than he even anticipated. The Supremes although considered as the best selling Motown act of all time can be overshadowed by the fame earned by Diana Ross during her solo career. However, it is Beyonce and Justin Timberlake who can be considered as being the most influential solo female and male artists of all time in terms of starting their career as being part of a band. This is a compilation of the most successful artists who were once part of a band/group in comparison to the success of the band/group. 

  1. Michael Jackson – The Jackson 5
  2. Diana Ross – The Supremes 
  3. Beyonce – Destiny’s Child
  4. Justin Timberlake – NSYNC
  5. Cher – Sonny & Cher
  6. Phil Collins – Genesis
  7. Lionel Richie – The Commodores
  8. Linda Ronstadt – The Stone Poneys
  9. Ricky Martin – Menudo
  10. Eric Clapton – The Yardbirds / Cream
  11. Rod Stewart – Faces  
  12. George Michael – Wham!
  13. Tina Turner – Ike & Turner
  14. Robbie Williams – Take That
  15. Sting – The Police
  16. Missy Elliot – Sista
  17. Gwen Stefani – No Doubt
  18. Alesha Dixon – Mis-Teeq
  19. Paul McCartney – The Beatles
  20. John Lennon – The Beatles
  21. Peter Gabriel – Genesis
  22. Billy Idol – Generation X
  23. will.i.am – Black Eyed Peas
  24. Annie Lennox – Eurythmics
  25. Ozzy Osbourne – Black Sabbath
  26. Fergie – Black Eyed Peas
  27. Kelly Rowland – Destiny’s Child
  28. Melanie C – Spice Girls
  29. Geri Halliwell – Spice Girls
  30. Ronan Keating – Boyzone
  31. Cheryl Cole – Girls Aloud
  32. Emma Bunton – Spice Girls
  33. Nicole Scherzinger – The Pussycat Dolls
  34. Paul Simon – Simon & Garfunkel
  35. Bjork – The Sugarcubes
  36. Dappy – N-Dubz
  37. Gary Barlow – Take That
  38. Lauryn Hill – The Fugees
  39. CeeLo Green – Gnarls Barkley
  40. Nick Jonas – Jonas Brothers
  41. Tulisa – N-Dubz
  42. Boz Scaggs – Steve Miller Band
  43. Stevie Nicks – Fleetwood Mac
  44. Travie McCoy – Gym Class Heroes  
  45. Brian McFadden – Westlife
  46. Rob Thomas – Matchbox Twenty
  47. Louise – Eternal
  48. Nick Lachey – 98 Degrees
  49. HyunA – 4Minute
  50. Nick Carter – Backstreet Boys
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