michelle mcmanus was the winner of the english talent show pop idol 2004.
the scottish born singer succeded to the final ten to be voted for by the british public after a contreversial debate between the two judges simon cowell and pete waterman. they had trouble deciding wether michelle would appeal to appeal to a wide range of audiences and if she actually looked like a pop idol.
throughout the whole show spanning over six weeks 16 stone michelle battled with comments from other contestants and jugdes about her weight to become pop idol winner of 2004.
after her triump, michelle released her first single all this time, a ballad which explained her struggle to become famous which reached number 1 on the uk charts. unfortunately that was the only single of hers to reach that high. she became very quite over 2005 only to appear on reality televisions shows and guest appearences on low budget cable t.v.
recently michelled lost a considerable amount of weight (5 stone) and is currently working on a new album, her fans eagerly await her comeback. |
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