![Carly Rae Jepsen: ''Call Me Maybe'' shot to popularity after young stars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez played it in a YouTube video. Inspiring countless parodies and cover versions alike, Carly will probably never again come up with anything quite as catchy as that chorus line hook. Where you think you''re goin'', baby!?]()
Carly Rae Jepsen: ''Call Me Maybe'' shot to popularity after young stars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez played it in a YouTube video. Inspiring countless parodies and cover versions alike, Carly will probably never again come up with anything quite as catchy as that chorus line hook. Where you think you''re goin'', baby!?
![fun.: Following the Glee cover of ''We Are Young'', fun.''s ode to youth quickly jumped to the top of the charts and took off from there. Nothing inspires images of smoky bars and late night drinking with friends quite as much as this does. It is unlikely anything from current album ''Some Nights'' will repeat the success.]()
fun.: Following the Glee cover of ''We Are Young'', fun.''s ode to youth quickly jumped to the top of the charts and took off from there. Nothing inspires images of smoky bars and late night drinking with friends quite as much as this does. It is unlikely anything from current album ''Some Nights'' will repeat the success.
![Marcus Collins: X-Factor runner-ups have a track record of being one hit wonders and Marcus Collins, who finished second to Little Mix, is no different. Marcus''s cover of The White Stripes ''Seven Nation Army'' scored him a Top Ten hit - but follow up track ''Mercy'' sank without trace...]()
Marcus Collins: X-Factor runner-ups have a track record of being one hit wonders and Marcus Collins, who finished second to Little Mix, is no different. Marcus''s cover of The White Stripes ''Seven Nation Army'' scored him a Top Ten hit - but follow up track ''Mercy'' sank without trace...
![Alex Clare: Shot to success after his track ''Too Close'' was featured on Microsoft%u2019s advert for Internet Explorer 9, the track scored Clare an international hit. Songs featured on adverts don''t have a great track record of resulting in lasting success - neither are we converted to using IE9.]()
Alex Clare: Shot to success after his track ''Too Close'' was featured on Microsoft%u2019s advert for Internet Explorer 9, the track scored Clare an international hit. Songs featured on adverts don''t have a great track record of resulting in lasting success - neither are we converted to using IE9.
![Gotye: Just the mention of his name is enough to bring people out into wails of ''but you didn%u2019t have to cut me off!''. What else has he done? Well, plenty, but even the singer himself is sick of this particular hit, joking that sometimes he%u2019s tempted to erase every single trace of it from YouTube.]()
Gotye: Just the mention of his name is enough to bring people out into wails of ''but you didn%u2019t have to cut me off!''. What else has he done? Well, plenty, but even the singer himself is sick of this particular hit, joking that sometimes he%u2019s tempted to erase every single trace of it from YouTube.
![Alexandra Stan: ''Mr. Saxobeat'' was a classic slice of Eurodance, and became Romanian singer Alexandra Stan%u2019s first - and likely only -British hit single. Looks like Mrs. Saxobeat and the little Saxobeats will be going hungry in years to come...]()
Alexandra Stan: ''Mr. Saxobeat'' was a classic slice of Eurodance, and became Romanian singer Alexandra Stan%u2019s first - and likely only -British hit single. Looks like Mrs. Saxobeat and the little Saxobeats will be going hungry in years to come...
![Charlene Soraia: Another one hit wonder gaining popularity due to being used on an advert, Charlene gained fame with her version of The Calling''s ''Wherever You Will Go''. The slower, relaxed version of the single was featured on an advert for Twinings, and Charlene gained momentary success before returning to relative obscurity.]()
Charlene Soraia: Another one hit wonder gaining popularity due to being used on an advert, Charlene gained fame with her version of The Calling''s ''Wherever You Will Go''. The slower, relaxed version of the single was featured on an advert for Twinings, and Charlene gained momentary success before returning to relative obscurity.
![Loreen: Swedish songwriter Loreen had an instant success with ''Euphoria'' after winning the Eurovision song contest in 2012. The song scored 312 points, which is the second highest point total in the competition''s history. Will Loreen stay a one hit wonder? Well, 2011''s winners were Ell & Nikki, and we can''t say we''ve heard of them since.]()
Loreen: Swedish songwriter Loreen had an instant success with ''Euphoria'' after winning the Eurovision song contest in 2012. The song scored 312 points, which is the second highest point total in the competition''s history. Will Loreen stay a one hit wonder? Well, 2011''s winners were Ell & Nikki, and we can''t say we''ve heard of them since.
![Foster the People: ''Pumped Up Kicks'' was one of the most popular songs of 2011 and we''re sure Foster the People will follow up with some equally big hits. Err, hang on a minute, they''ve had four singles since? Definitely another one hit wonder. Sorry, boys.]()
Foster the People: ''Pumped Up Kicks'' was one of the most popular songs of 2011 and we''re sure Foster the People will follow up with some equally big hits. Err, hang on a minute, they''ve had four singles since? Definitely another one hit wonder. Sorry, boys.
![Christina Perri: ''Jar of Hearts'' was everywhere in 2011, including the UK singles chart. Even though it was technically released in 2010, Christina could be heard bemoaning her heartbreaking ex for 27 weeks, hitting number 11 in the UK charts. Add a ''Glee'' cover version to that, and sadly Christina''''s hit her peak.]()
Christina Perri: ''Jar of Hearts'' was everywhere in 2011, including the UK singles chart. Even though it was technically released in 2010, Christina could be heard bemoaning her heartbreaking ex for 27 weeks, hitting number 11 in the UK charts. Add a ''Glee'' cover version to that, and sadly Christina''''s hit her peak.