Teen Pop Primer

The Tribune also ran a Teen Pop primer on some of the performers and groups.


BUSTS--

FABIAN-- had hits late 50sand early 60s along with Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell.

DEFRANCO FAMILY-- Five Canadian siblings who hit it big with 2-million-selling "Heartbeat. It's a Lovebeat" in 1973 but were unable to follow it up.

TIFFANY-- Tiffany Renee Darwish-- toured shopping centers. First teenage girl with a #1 album. Hey, ease up on the Tiff. "I Think We're Alone Now."

SPICE GIRLS-- sold lots of records, T-shirts and lunch boxes, then were gone.


FAME

RICKY NELSON-- TV appearances with parents on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" helped, but went on to sell 100 million records and recorded into his 30s.

MICHAEL JACKSON-- last of the Motown power cats launched the eleven-year-old to fame and continued into the 80s with the remarkable "Thriller" album. We won't talk about the later years even though he had several other very good efforts at recording.

BEYONCE-- Started with Destiny's Child and used it as a stepping off point for solo career.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE-- 'N Sync vocalist who is a cross-genre hitmaker, especially with producer Timbaland.

Now You Know All About Teen Pop. --RoadDog