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    Top Vocal/Pop Group where one person did all the heavy lifting?


    I'll start. Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls carried that entire group, no question

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    1. playingwithclouds on

      Did she carry the group or was she basically the only one that got singing parts? lol

    2. Upbeat_Tension_8077 on

      The 90s R&B group Immature, with Marques Houston being the only solid singer. I think Romeo occasionally rapped and LDB played drums, but Marques was by far the one handling all of the harmonies

      I was initially going to say Jodeci as a semi-related example with K-Ci & JoJo handling the vocals while Dalvin and DeVante specialized in the songwriting & production, but they were at least decent during some performances where I heard their vocals

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    3. InterwebHero20 on

      Gary Barlow in Take That’s first run – the others got a song or two but the band was set up with him as the creative lead writing the songs and getting ready for a solo career. Second run less so – even Jason Orange got a couple album track solos. 

    4. Outrageous-Arm1945 on

      Jackson 5. Come on, name a track that wasn’t Michael on lead that was good enough for the greatest hits?

    13. nuggetsofchicken on

      Camila in Fifth Harmony comes to mind. I think they were pretty vocally matched overall but she had a unique sound and was seemingly given free reign to outsing all of them in every performance

    14. No_External6156 on

      Nadine Coyle in Girls Aloud. Granted, Nicola eventually got her flowers and found her niche as a Sophie Ellis-Bextor-esque singer-songwriter and fashion girl, but Nadine was THE voice of the band.

    15. NtGermanBtKnow1WhoIs on

      Unpopular opinion but: It was stated by ex PCD members that Nicole would not let the others sing. Like at all unless they’re back up vocals or have 1-2 lines only. Then there’s also that famous video where she got hella jealous of one of the girls belting and doing great solo adlib during a stage performance. This woman was a menace to work with. i was a passing PCD fan and yet the fact that i can’t remember the name of the rest of the girls tells you how less they got the spotlight.

    16. FalafelGrim2 on

      Especially in the last album, Harry Styles got a lot more of the lines than the rest of 1D even though Liam and Zayn were the stronger vocalists. To his credit, his voice did have a charisma to it that makes up for not being as technically great.

    18. PlentyDrawer on

      I read this question as who carried the vocal group as in who did the most singing. For me it was The Supremes with Diana Ross and Jackson 5 with MJ. Those were the first two who came to mind.

    21. OpportunityDouble301 on

      Dru Hill ..Sisqo did 95% of signing, the big guy did the other 5%.. When “In My Bed”Remix only Sisqo was in the Studio

    22. greenpepperssuck on

      Faye from PLAY – Janet was good on their last album but it was not the same! I’ve always loved Faye’s voice and I wish she had done more solo work.

    25. Skyreaches on

      Old school example but Ronnie Spector basically *was* The Ronettes.  She actually recorded all the vocal parts on “Be My Baby”