Geoff Mayfield Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of a long-awaited comeback that was tragically cut short the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards.
Where Rik Waller is after Pop Idol fame from £400k record deal to 'demoralising job centre visit'
27.01.2022 - 19:19 / ok.co.uk
Pop Idol was one of the biggest TV hits of the early noughties. Despite only running for two series, the show spawned the careers of both Gareth Gates and Will Young. However, it also made a star of Kent-born singer Rik Waller, who was tipped to win the first series of the singing reality show.
In 2001, the then 20-year-old impressed judges Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman and Neil Fox with an impressive vocal performance and successfully made it into the final ten. However, the singer was forced to pull out of the show prematurely after suffering from laryngitis. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
You can sign up at the top of the page. Despite this, he did find chart success with his cover of Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You which reached number six in the UK singles chart. He signed a record deal with EMI believed to be worth around £400,000 and subsequently released a cover of Something Inside (So Strong).
Rik then landed roles on various UK based reality shows including a stint on Celebrity Fit Club. Around this time, he was dropped by his record label EMI and formed a band that signed with Red Admiral Records. However, following poor ticket sales they cancelled a planned tour and parted ways.
February 2007 is the last time Rik was seen on TV with an appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. It was since rumoured that he had suffered the loss of his ability to sing having damaged his voice. In 2007, he said: “I’m getting tired of singing and I can’t rely on it for 100 per cent of my income.
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11.02.2022 / 14:53
Simon Cowell misses BGT auditions as he tests Covid positive after bike crash
Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.
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09.02.2022 / 23:43
Bobby Brown on His 'Emotional' Visit to Whitney Houston's Grave in 'Every Little Step' Series
Bobby Brown is hiding nothing from the cameras, including a rare visit to the gravesite of Whitney Houston and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, the R&B singer and his wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, opened up about filming that “emotional” experience for the upcoming A&E series .
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03.02.2022 / 18:29
Simon Cowell says he got the 'biggest telling off' from son after latest e-bike accident
Simon Cowell has admitted to worrying about his son's reaction to his latest e-bike accident.
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02.02.2022 / 17:49
Simon Cowell 'promises to stay away from e-bikes' after latest crash
Simon Cowell has reportedly vowed to stay away from bikes after breaking his arm. The 62-year-old star - who came off his e-bike last week - is said to have narrowly avoided serious injury after flying over his handlebars in the "horror" crash, which comes 18 months after he broke injured his back following a similar fall. A source told MailOnline: "Simon has vowed not to go on a bike again.
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02.02.2022 / 15:05
Simon Cowell rushed to hospital after electric bike crash
Simon Cowell has been pictured with his arm in a cast after reports he injured himself falling off an electric bike - for the second time in almost 18 months.
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02.02.2022 / 03:49
Simon Cowell taken to hospital after crashing on e-bike again
Simon Cowell should probably retire his e-bike forever. The "America's Got Talent" judge reportedly crashed on his e-bike last week in London, resulting in a broken left arm and bad facial bruising. TMZ reported on Feb.
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31.01.2022 / 16:08
Warner Music Strikes Deal With OneOf for Artist and Music NFTs (EXCLUSIVE)
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOneOf has formed a preferred partnership with Warner Music Group that will see the company create exclusive NFTs for a range of artists across WMG’s catalog of music.A Green Web3 company, OneOf’s NFT platform creates NFTs that are significantly times more energy efficient than its competitors and are specifically designed with the music community in mind, offering NFTs from collectible and generative PFPs, to music royalties and experiences, according to the announcement.In December, a previously unreleased recording made when Whitney Houston was 17 years old was sold in a 24-hour auction on the OneOf NFT platform. The winning bid was for $1 million, the highest priced NFT auction item on the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain.