3 Almost-Superstars from the 20th Century Who Didn’t Quite Break Through Into Mainstream Pop Music

The 20th century is a huge swath of time to comb through when considering failed pop music stars. But luckily, the 90s and 2000s have a cache of pretty good ones. Three stand out as artists who could have gone mainstream, but didn’t quite get the right momentum.

B*Witched

B*Witched was an Irish girl group formed in 1996 with twins Edele and Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou, and Sinéad O’Carroll. They disbanded in 2002, but gained a sizable following in the U.K. and U.S. before that. Their debut single, “C’est la Vie,” dropped in 1998, topping the U.K. Singles Chart and making them the youngest girl group to have a No. 1 in the country. Their debut album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and they recorded the theme song for Sabrina: The Teenage Witch.

Despite the promise of what could