There’s nothing like a great band where every member contributes their own unique personality and talent for the greater good of the group.
But many bands breed artists who go off on their own and sometime make a name for themselves, reaching a greater success than even the band itself. Sometimes a band breaks up, or the artist just wants to explore and create music that doesn’t jive with the direction of the band.
Artists like Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Gwen Stefani were all in extremely successful groups, but now they have even more name recognition and their own hit songs.
The Killers have recently taken a musical hiatus and front man Brandon Flowers is only one of the latest artists who decided to put out his own solo CD which has met with quite a bit of success in the UK.
So take a look at some of the best band members turned solo artists and see which one is your favorite!
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers just released his solo CD: ‘Flamingo’
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Justin Timberlake: Former NSYNC golden boy Timberlake has released two solo albums and a string of huge hits (‘Sexyback,’ anyone?) and this former Mickey Mouse Clubber has also succesful branched out into acting appearing in the new Facebook film ‘the Social Network‘ among others.
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Sir Paul McCartney: While all of the Beatles went on to have solo careers, McCartney is still going strong, releasing album after album and even performing at during Superbowl halftime shows.
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Dr. Dre: Dre built himself a lucrative career after the dissolution of ganster rap group N.W.A. and his debut solo album ‘The Chronic‘ went on to win a Grammy. Producing hip hop heavyweights like Eminem and 50 Cent and developing his own brand of headphones: Beats by Dr. Dre. Dre is currently working on another solo record to be released sometime soon.
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Gwen Stefani: rambunctious frontwoman of super successful rock/ska group No Doubt, Gwen released two solo records with a bunch of hits–does ‘Hollaback Girl‘ ring a bell? Gwen also has her own fashion label: L.A.M.B.
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Julian Casablancas: New York rockers the Strokes are still together and readying their latest release, but Casablancas released his own solo record, ‘Phrazes for the Young‘ a mash-up of ’80s synth and punk rock swagger, an album which pretty much ruled. Hopefully he records more solo material real soon.
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