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I'm still waiting for a boy band to capitalise on the market. You could argue that Take That and Boyzone are boy bands, but really they're man bands now, I think any new boy band with a small amount of talent could easily be successful. To be honest, I really don't like most of the female singers that are dominating the charts at the moment. Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, The Ting Tings (the singer), Kate Nash, Duffy and the like are all really gimmicky and are an acquired taste I think. Leona and Alexandra I have no issue with, they have incredible voices, but I'm bored of Leona's string of ballads and we'll have a while to wait until Alexandra releases something else.

I think the real power of the market lies with established artists like Beyonce, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Pink, and with UK girl groups like Girls Aloud, the Sugababes and the Saturdays (even though they're new, I think they were launched at a great time).

Anyway, my bet is on a new boy band to be produced (i.e. manufactured, don't write their own songs, focus on choreography) and for them to be instantly successful.