Post by The Curmudgeon on Aug 28, 2009 11:38:51 GMT 2
Well, it's been a few weeks since we all voted on the UK's hottest pop stars, so I thought we'd turn our attention to the rest of the world (read: mainly America). Turns out there's an awful lot of them when you sit and think about them. Which is no punishment, really.
So, here's a few pics of each to get your, ahem, imaginations going.
As there is a LOT to choose from here (and that's not counting all the others out there, hence the "other" option), let's change things a little. Vote for your favourite, but then give your 2 other favourites.
1. Rihanna
Destined to be lumped together by lazy hacks with lazy references to Umbrella's for the rest of her life, the simply smoking Rihanna is way more than one hit song. Shame on you, Chris Brown.
2. Beyonce
Destiny's Child may have been a bit of a headache to sit through, and who ever cared about the other two? Jay Z is one lucky guy.
3. Britney Spears
For better or worse, Britney is arguably the most famous person on the planet, and she seems to be getting hotter with age.
4. Christina Aguilera
Often seen as the superior model of Britney (better singer, less prone to shave head), she's been quiet for a year or so now by being a mum. The embodiment of MILF.
5. Katy Perry
Another pop star who will always be tagged with her biggest hit, Perry's manufactured, but she's a mile away from the dull, packaged emptiness of Cowell creations.
6. Kylie Minogue
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The Brits have seemingly adopted Kylie as one of our own, and as adopted national treasures go, she's certainly easy on the eye. Good tunes, too.
7. Taylor Swift
A relative new-comer, Taylor swift combines MOR pop with quite frankly absurd levels of good looks.
8. Christina Milian
Milian will never be in the same pop success groups of Rihanna or Beyonce. She hasn't had the sheer volume of hits they've had, but when it comes to hotness, she's in a league all of her own.
9. Lady Gaga
Rumours of, ahem, bonus features aside, Gaga is certainly more "4real" than the likes of Katy Perry, and has there been a bigger pop explosion in the last few years than Lady Gaga? And with her raunchy shows, duets with Marilyn Manson, outspoken manner and hatred of X Factor style reality pop, has there ever been one thats more fun? And yeah, she's not the prettiest here, but can you IMAGINE the shit she would get up to with you?
10. Miley Cyrus
It's probably illegal to have her in this list in certain country's (not the UK though, thankfully), Miley's at that great age where she's still a kiddie icon but is doing stuff that upsets every knee-jerk reactionary parent in the world ("she's standing next to a pole! She's POLE DANCING!!!") Long may it continue.
11. Nicole Scherzinger(Pussycat Dolls)
Yeah, OK, there's about 20 other Pussycat Dolls, but if anyone can ever manage to get their face on screen for more than 5 seconds before they move back to Nicole they deserve an award. And with their songs now being labelled as "The Pussycat Dolls feat Nicole Scherzinger" I don't imagine they're going to last much longer.
12. Avril Lavigne
The quality of her music can be debated. Her "rock" persona can also be debated. Her smoking hotness cannot.
13. Pink
See; Lavigne, Avril.
14. Shakira
Always awesomely more insane than a giraffe on cocaine, Shakira's been quiet for a year or so, but has returned with She-Wolf, which might actually be the most mouth watering video ever recorded.
15. Mariah Carey
Laughable "feud" with Eminem aside, there's nothing remotely interesting about Mariah Carey. You'd still lie and say you loved her music for a chance though.
16. Kelly Clarkson
Easily the sexiest thing to ever come out of Cowell's laboratory, Clarkson's lasted in a genre where almost every other reality pop drone has crumbled after the first hurdle. Hey, if X Factor/American Idol created pop stars of this quality, with tunes like "Since U've Been Gone" every time, it'd be the best show on the planet. Maybe.
And that's your lot, and what a collection we have. So who's your top three?
I would, of course, have to vote for Britney first. Ever since her debut I've been transfixed, and her latest video (Radar) shows she's only getting better with age. Miley Cyrus is snapping at her heels though (wow, there's an image), so she's at number two and.. hmmm.. I'd have to put Shakira at number three. Or maybe Christina Milian. Hmmmm. Nah, Shakira wins.
Your turn. Let the ogling commence!
So, here's a few pics of each to get your, ahem, imaginations going.
As there is a LOT to choose from here (and that's not counting all the others out there, hence the "other" option), let's change things a little. Vote for your favourite, but then give your 2 other favourites.
1. Rihanna
Destined to be lumped together by lazy hacks with lazy references to Umbrella's for the rest of her life, the simply smoking Rihanna is way more than one hit song. Shame on you, Chris Brown.
2. Beyonce
Destiny's Child may have been a bit of a headache to sit through, and who ever cared about the other two? Jay Z is one lucky guy.
3. Britney Spears
For better or worse, Britney is arguably the most famous person on the planet, and she seems to be getting hotter with age.
4. Christina Aguilera
Often seen as the superior model of Britney (better singer, less prone to shave head), she's been quiet for a year or so now by being a mum. The embodiment of MILF.
5. Katy Perry
Another pop star who will always be tagged with her biggest hit, Perry's manufactured, but she's a mile away from the dull, packaged emptiness of Cowell creations.
6. Kylie Minogue
The Brits have seemingly adopted Kylie as one of our own, and as adopted national treasures go, she's certainly easy on the eye. Good tunes, too.
7. Taylor Swift
A relative new-comer, Taylor swift combines MOR pop with quite frankly absurd levels of good looks.
8. Christina Milian
Milian will never be in the same pop success groups of Rihanna or Beyonce. She hasn't had the sheer volume of hits they've had, but when it comes to hotness, she's in a league all of her own.
9. Lady Gaga
Rumours of, ahem, bonus features aside, Gaga is certainly more "4real" than the likes of Katy Perry, and has there been a bigger pop explosion in the last few years than Lady Gaga? And with her raunchy shows, duets with Marilyn Manson, outspoken manner and hatred of X Factor style reality pop, has there ever been one thats more fun? And yeah, she's not the prettiest here, but can you IMAGINE the shit she would get up to with you?
10. Miley Cyrus
It's probably illegal to have her in this list in certain country's (not the UK though, thankfully), Miley's at that great age where she's still a kiddie icon but is doing stuff that upsets every knee-jerk reactionary parent in the world ("she's standing next to a pole! She's POLE DANCING!!!") Long may it continue.
11. Nicole Scherzinger(Pussycat Dolls)
Yeah, OK, there's about 20 other Pussycat Dolls, but if anyone can ever manage to get their face on screen for more than 5 seconds before they move back to Nicole they deserve an award. And with their songs now being labelled as "The Pussycat Dolls feat Nicole Scherzinger" I don't imagine they're going to last much longer.
12. Avril Lavigne
The quality of her music can be debated. Her "rock" persona can also be debated. Her smoking hotness cannot.
13. Pink
See; Lavigne, Avril.
14. Shakira
Always awesomely more insane than a giraffe on cocaine, Shakira's been quiet for a year or so, but has returned with She-Wolf, which might actually be the most mouth watering video ever recorded.
15. Mariah Carey
Laughable "feud" with Eminem aside, there's nothing remotely interesting about Mariah Carey. You'd still lie and say you loved her music for a chance though.
16. Kelly Clarkson
Easily the sexiest thing to ever come out of Cowell's laboratory, Clarkson's lasted in a genre where almost every other reality pop drone has crumbled after the first hurdle. Hey, if X Factor/American Idol created pop stars of this quality, with tunes like "Since U've Been Gone" every time, it'd be the best show on the planet. Maybe.
And that's your lot, and what a collection we have. So who's your top three?
I would, of course, have to vote for Britney first. Ever since her debut I've been transfixed, and her latest video (Radar) shows she's only getting better with age. Miley Cyrus is snapping at her heels though (wow, there's an image), so she's at number two and.. hmmm.. I'd have to put Shakira at number three. Or maybe Christina Milian. Hmmmm. Nah, Shakira wins.
Your turn. Let the ogling commence!
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