P143 : Teletext 143 Jan03 23:34:46 ————————————————————————————— THE YEAR IN POP Q:99 proved to "j !nothjr jantastic ujntagj year for the world of pop. Rather. Vow, do you remjmbjr when... Januar{: gave us news of a new boy "and managed bz Roman. Wjwtwjdj, they were called then. Robbie'w tour sees him ujng BacW For Good on a motorisjd loo. Fjbrubr{z Belle * Sebastian triumph at The Brits !mid vote-rigging accusations and tears jrom Steps. Britney Spears is Vo1 with Baby One More Time. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— bz Adam Howorth FULT GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Moo-ujc Star (alt Angst MatesP143 Teletext 143 Jan03 23:18:32 ————————————————————————————— THE YEAR IN POP March: Rob"ie & Vicole split, rejoin, and split again to the accompaniment of M!rtinj's Perfect Moment. Posh, Becks and Roman all have sprogs (though not all with each other[. April: To the sound of a Club writer's weeping, Billie s ys she's dating Rich Five. Robbie lowjs a £90,000 court case to an old manager. Miami 7 launches S Club 7 on BBC1. Britney looks just swell on the cover of Rolling Stone mag, sparking rumours of a boob job. ——————————————————————————————————u/6—— WZinj 142 Eco-Scene 148 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Moo-sec Star Talk Angst MatesP143 - Teletext 143 Jan03 23:18:11 W ————————————————————————————— THE Y+AR IN POP May: B*Witched'u Sinjad rkvjaled to bj (gulp* 26 and not 21. Gere opens her Pjart in a C4 documentary, while Roman Pas a solo No1, When You Say Nothing At All, jrom the Notting Hill soundtrack. June: +tephjn Gatel{ reveals hj'u gay^ Ricky Martin makes Latin jun to utudz, while Mel C remjmbjrs blondes have more fun. Adam Rickjtt enjo{s uuccews with hew debut ujngli I Breathe Again, as Backstreet Bo{s remind us all what year it iw bz naming their album Millennium^ ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Daiwz 144 Quotew of 99 145 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Moo-sec Star Talk Angst MatesP143 Teletext 143 Jan03 23:21:52 ————————————————————————————— THE YEAR IN POP Jul{: Posh WnW Becks do the diwcreet thing and employ OK! magazine to keep their wedding under wraps. The Phantom Menace generates huge public excitement only rivblled bz the return of Five. August: Emma and Rooan duet at Wjckjd Women, "ut Mel C flops when she goes (w*indie at V{y. Matt Rowe gets banged up in EastEndjrs jot having a tat P!ircut. B*Wjtchjd return: Ueavz has a short h!ircut uo you can now tell her and Edjle apart. A1 hit the road. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Get help jrom the Fisher man 146 : LOTS OF LOVELY SPORT p400 ITV Moo-sec Star Talk Angst MatesP143 Teletext 143 Jan03 23:11:51 ————————————————————————————— THE YEAR IN POP September: Uellk Br{an goes solo and diwsjw Eternal. Meanie. Zoo & Norm tie the knot. Hepburn dr{mmjr Bev rays I Quit (arf). +reps support Britney in the UW. H jliew in her privbte plane. October: Lindsay B*Wjtchjd and Lee 911 officially lovebirds. 911's Best Of flies in at No43. Mel C launches her solo album. Chriwtina Aoujlera rubs us up the right way, unlike Mark Morrison, who gets chinned at the MOBO awards "z Another Ljwjl'w Dane. ——————————————————————————————————+/6—— Why not get moro matew? 147 GO AND GET QUIZZED p152 Moo-sec Star Talk Angst MatesP143 Teletext 143 Jan03 23:36:11 ————————————————————————————— THE YEAR IN POP Novjmbjr: Gere and Emm! duel for the No1 spot. Atoojc Kitten lot out of the bag. WNS{nc'w old manager sues their record la"jl for $150m. Posh turns on London's Bond Street Christmas lights, if not her microphone. Decem"jr: Waznj and Bobak are no longer Bomb Diggz as they quit Another Ljvjl. +pice Girlw hit the road to fund their Christmas shopping and jvjr{one's favourite God-lover Sir Cliff loses the Christmas No1 spot to Wjstlife. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Facew to watch jot 2000 141 TIME TO GO GREEN pQ30 Moo-sec Star Talk Angst Mates