TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP

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Here's my second list of
TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
Before we go on with our list, lets have a short recap of the previous entry of top 5 most popular solo performer that came from a group of singer

TOP 5~ Melanie C from Spice Girls/ Fergie Ferguson from Black Eyed Peas
TOP 4~ Diana Ross from The Supremes
TOP 3~ Michael Jackson from Jackson Five
TOP 2~ Paul McCartney from The Beatles
TOP 1~ Beyonce Knowles from Destiny's Child

Now lets move forward with the new entry!

TOP 5 MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
"ERIC CLAPTON"
(FROM THE YARDBIRDS, CREAM")



Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person ever to be inducted three times. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
In 1963, Clapton joined The Yardbirds, a blues-influenced rock and roll band, and stayed with them until March 1965.Clapton joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, in April 1965, only to quit a few months later.Clapton left the Bluesbreakers in July 1966 (to be replaced by Peter Green) and formed Cream, one of the earliest supergroups. Cream was also one of the earliest "power trios", with Jack Bruce on bass (also of Manfred Mann, the Bluesbreakers and the Graham Bond Organization) and Ginger Baker on drums (another member of the GBO).

Here's one of the Eric Clapton's hit as a solo performer

"TEARS IN HEAVEN"

TOP 4 MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
"RONAN KEATING"
(FROM BOYZONE)



Ronan Keating is a Pop artist who has had hits with boyband Boyzone and as a solo artist. He is the main vocalist of Boyzone.
Keating joined the band Boyzone after being spotted by Louis Walsh when he turned 17; and later briefly co-managed fellow Irish boy band Westlife. Although Boyzone never officially disbanded, they had not released a single since 1999 but reformed in 2007
He has continued with his own solo career, clocking up a total of 14 UK top 10 singles as well as four UK Number One albums in addition to nearly two and a half million copies worldwide. Also in October Ronan was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for being the only artist ever to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK chart.
Here's one of his greatest hits as a solo performer

"WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL"

TOP 3 MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
"STEVE PERRY"
(FROM JOURNEY)



"Steve" Perry is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey from 1978–1987 and 1995–1998. For the 14 years Perry was the lead vocalist of Journey, he helped them to sell nearly 80 million albums worldwide. Perry had a successful, but short lived solo career throughout the late eighties and early nineties.
Perry was named the 76th greatest singer of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine on its list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All-Time."
Here's one of his greatest hits as a solo performer

"FOOLISH HEART"

TOP 2 MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
"JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE"
(FROM N'SYNC)



Justin Timberlake is an American pop musician. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award. He got his big break when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club where he met future bandmate JC Chasez. Timberlake came to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the pop group 'N Sync
Timberlake and JC Chasez were the two lead singers of the popular 1990s boy band 'N Sync. The group formed in 1995, started its career 1996 in Europe, and hit it big in the United States in 1998 with the US release of its debut album *NSYNC, which sold 11 million copies.
Here's one of his greatest hits as a solo performer

"ROCK YOUR BODY"




THE MOST POPULAR SOLO PERFORMER WHO CAME FROM A MUSIC GROUP
"JOHN LENNON"

(FROM THE BEATLES)



John Lennon, was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history after McCartney.
Lennon revealed a rebellious nature, and biting wit, in his music, on film, in books, and at press conferences and interviews. He was controversial through his work as a peace activist and artist. After The Beatles, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career with such acclaimed albums as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After a self-imposed "retirement" from 1976 to 1980, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release. The album would go on to win the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Here's one of his greatest hits as a solo performer

"IMAGINE"

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