Mega Music Memories

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I was delighted to interview Anna Kumble - better known as Lolly - in the latest episode of the podcast. 

Lolly exploded onto the UK pop music scene in 1999 with three consecutive top 10 singles, including the smash hit Mickey, which peaked at number four in the charts. 

A second album and two more top 20 hits followed in 2000 before Anna decided to move on from Lolly to pursue a successful TV presenting career as well as going back to her roots in the theatre and starting a family.

A hugely intensive and highly successful two-year period saw Lolly rack up an incredible five appearances on Top Of The Pops as her refreshing new sound of pure, unabashed pop music quickly secured a loyal and adoring fanbase.

Anna tells us about the original concept of Lolly, how it felt at the height of her success and gives us an insight into what went on behind the scenes.

She also talks us through what she's been up to since - including some new tracks - and tells us about a successful fan-led campaign to get Lolly's music onto digital streaming platforms.

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We speak to Daz Sampson in this episode of the podcast.

Daz is most famous for being the UK entry into the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with his top 10 single Teenage Life.

He also had success as part of Bus Stop in the late 90s and Uniting Nations in the mid-00s as well as being well known for his collaborations with huge artists such as Carl Douglas, Randy Bachman and Glen Campbell.

As well as being involved in numerous other projects over the years, Daz has also had a surprising but successful career as a football manager in Poland, Guam and the United States.

He tells us all about his ups and downs in the music industry, his parallel career in football and spills all the gossip on his Eurovision adventure.

Daz also gives us the lowdown on what he's up to now, including his efforts to go back to Eurovision and what happened when he took part in the competition to represent Belarus in the contest.

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In our latest pod we interview Aimee Kearsley from the noughties girl group Clea.

Clea were comprised of four of the five singers who just missed out on a place in Girls Aloud during the 2002 TV talent show Popstars: The Rivals. 

The girls had three top 40 hits in the UK, including their debut single Download It. They made two albums, embarked on international tours and achieved significant success in south-east Asia.

We asked Aimee how it felt to be a vital part of one of the biggest TV talent shows ever and get all the gossip on her time with Clea.

Aimee also fills us in on what she's been up to since the band broke up and tells us what she's doing now.

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In this episode we interview Nicki French who had a top five hit in 1995 with a dance cover of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart and went on to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with Don't Play That Song Again.

Nicki tells us about her early career and how she sensationally broke onto the scene in 1995 with her worldwide smash hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

We also find out what it was like for Nicki living out her childhood dream of representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest and hear her thoughts on the competition in general and how the UK might be able to improve on its recent performances.

Nicki tells us about her acting career and fills us in on what she's doing now.

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On the first episode of Mega Music Memories, we speak to Nikk Mager from the 00s boyband Phixx who were spawned from the 2002 hit TV show Popstars: The Rivals. 

Phixx had a  top 10 hit with Hold On Me in 2003 and went on to have another three top 20 hits and a number one album in South Africa.

Nikk provides us with juicy tidbits about what it was like appearing on one of the biggest reality TV talent shows of its time, how Phixx were formed, and how it felt to be part of a successful boyband in the noughties.

Nikk also reveals what he's been up to since and tells us about his new single Heal The Hurt and his new album.

Stream Nikk's new single Heal The Hurt by visiting https://songwhip.com/nikkmager/heal-the-hurt