Have you ever listened to music on the radio or in a restaurant and wondered, “who is singing this?” Then you never hear the artist or that song again?
This article focuses on five different music artists who became one-hit wonders after a quick moment of viral fame. For the past week and a half, I have been working to interview two people from each grade level, including two staff members. I then had them listen to about 30 seconds of a song by five music artists including…
Kenzie
James Marriot
Banshee
Kings Elliot
Kimya Dawson
Each person I interviewed listened to a different song by the artist, and got to choose three out of the five they wanted to listen to. I asked what genre of music they listened to the most, and usually I’d steer them to choose an artist with a different vibe from what they normally listen to. I then reflected on their responses, along with their ratings.
Hopefully, some of these artists and ratings will inspire you to branch out and listen to someone new you have never heard of.
Here are the artists I hand selected…
