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Quiz about Top Pop Girls of the 2020s
Quiz about Top Pop Girls of the 2020s

Top Pop Girls of the 2020s Trivia Quiz


A quick look at some of the female pop music artists who made their UK singles chart debut in the 2020s.

A multiple-choice quiz by candy-pop. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
candy-pop
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
413,786
Updated
Sep 19 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which seventeen-year-old American star scored her first UK number one hit in 2021 with her debut single 'Drivers License', which topped the chart for nine weeks? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the stage name of the American rapper and singer, born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, who made her UK top 40 debut in '20 with the single 'Say So'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Canadian singer and songwriter made her UK chart debut with the 2020 top three single 'You Broke Me First'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which mononymous teenage American singer and songwriter had a worldwide success with her debut single 'ABCDEFU' which reached number one in the UK in 2022? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the colourful stage name of the English singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved her highest charting UK single in 2022 with 'Boy's A Liar'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which American rapper made her UK chart debut in 2023 with the top ten single 'Players' which sampled 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which English singer and songwriter achieved her first top ten UK hit in 2021 with 'Good Without' and scored a top five hit the following year with 'House On Fire', a song she performed at the concert to celebrate Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The American singer and songwriter Leah Kate achieved her debut UK top 40 single in 2022 with a song which shares its title with which romantic comedy film? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which former member of the band Little Mix achieved her first solo UK hit in 2021 with the single 'Boyz' which featured Nicki Minaj and interpolated Diddy's 'Bad Boy For Life'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which German singer and songwriter made history by becoming the first transgender artist to top the singles charts in both the UK and USA when 'Unholy', her duet with Sam Smith, was released in 2022? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which seventeen-year-old American star scored her first UK number one hit in 2021 with her debut single 'Drivers License', which topped the chart for nine weeks?

Answer: Olivia Rodrigo

When Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single, 'Drivers License' in January 2021 it immediately became a global smash hit. It reached number one all over the world and broke numerous records in the process, including for most streamed song in a single day on Spotify. In 2021 she also scored another number one single in both the UK and USA with 'Good 4 U' and her debut album, 'Sour' enjoyed widespread commercial and critical success.

Her second album, 'Guts' was released in 2023 and has also received critical acclaim as well as topping albums charts all over the world. The first single to be taken from 'Guts', 'Vampire', also reached number one in the UK in 2023.
2. What is the stage name of the American rapper and singer, born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, who made her UK top 40 debut in '20 with the single 'Say So'?

Answer: Doja Cat

Doja Cat had enjoyed viral success with her 2018 single 'Moo', but it was her 2019 breakthrough album 'Hot Pink', which really catapulted her to worldwide fame. One of the singles taken from the album' 'Say So', reached number two in the UK and USA, with a remix featuring rap superstar Nicki Minaj later reaching the top of the charts in the USA.

Her 2021 single 'Kiss Me More', which featured rapper SZA and was taken from the album 'Planet Her', reached number three in the UK and, finally, Doja Cat topped the UK singles chart for the first time in 2023 with her song 'Paint the Town Red'.
3. Which Canadian singer and songwriter made her UK chart debut with the 2020 top three single 'You Broke Me First'?

Answer: Tate McRae

Born in 2003, Tate McRae first gained public recognition as an award-winning dancer, making a number of tv appearances as well as performing on music videos and shows with the likes of Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato. From around 2017 she began uploading videos of herself performing songs she had written to Youtube which garnered significant attention and millions of views.

'You Broke Me First' became a worldwide hit in 2020 bringing her to wider public attention and kickstarting her music career. In 2022 she released her debut album 'I Used To Think I Could Fly' which received critical and commercial success and featured the single 'She's All I Wanna Be' which became a top 20 hit in the UK. In 2022 she also collaborated with Dutch producer Tiesto on the UK top ten hit '10:35'.
4. Which mononymous teenage American singer and songwriter had a worldwide success with her debut single 'ABCDEFU' which reached number one in the UK in 2022?

Answer: GAYLE

Born Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd in Texas in 2004, GAYLE hit it big with her debut single 'ABCDEFU'. Its journey to UK number one was a relatively long one. Following its 2021 release it spent some time in the top five, but Adele's run at number one with 'Easy On Me' followed by the annual Christmas shake-up of the charts, which usually sees the top 40 dominated by seasonal favourites old and new, meant that ABCDEFU' didn't reach the top spot until January 2022.

In 2022 GAYLE released her ambitiously titled debut EP 'A Study of the Human Experience Volume One', which would be followed by Volume Two later the same year. GAYLE also contributed the track 'Butterflies' to 'Barbie: The Album', the soundtrack to the hit 2023 film of the same name.
5. What is the colourful stage name of the English singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved her highest charting UK single in 2022 with 'Boy's A Liar'?

Answer: PinkPantheress

PinkPantheress, who has not publicly confirmed her real name, was born in Bath in 2001 and first came to public notice when she began to upload songs which she had written and recorded in her bedroom while at university in London to TikTok in 2021. The popularity of these tracks led to interest from record labels and, in 2021, she released her debut mixtape 'To Hell With it' which produced the UK top 40 hit singles 'Just For Me' and 'Pain'.

In 2022 a remix of her song 'Boy's A Liar', which featured American rapper Ice Spice, reached number two in the UK singles chart as well as giving her her first US Billboard Top 100 entry, peaking at number three.

In 2023 PinkPantheress contributed the track 'Angel' to the 'Barbie' movie soundtrack.
6. Which American rapper made her UK chart debut in 2023 with the top ten single 'Players' which sampled 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five?

Answer: Coi Leray

Coi Leray was born in Boston in 1997 and appeared on a number of successful collaborations with the likes of Nicki Minaj and Lil Dirk in the early years of her career. In 2022 she released her debut album 'Trendsetter' which spawned the hit song 'Players' which would give Coi Leray her first top ten single in both the UK and USA. Also in 2023, Coi Leray teamed up with David Guetta and Anne-Marie for the UK top 20 hit 'Baby Don't Hurt Me', a song which interpolates Haddaway's number one hit 'What Is Love?'.
7. Which English singer and songwriter achieved her first top ten UK hit in 2021 with 'Good Without' and scored a top five hit the following year with 'House On Fire', a song she performed at the concert to celebrate Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee?

Answer: Mimi Webb

Born Amelia Anne Webb in Canterbury in 2000, Mimi Webb released her debut EP '7 Shades of Heartbreak', from which her first top ten UK hit single 'Good Without' was taken, in 2021. In 2022 she released the single 'House On Fire' which peaked at four in the UK singles chart. Mimi Webb released her debut album, 'Amelia', in 2023 accompanied by the release of her top 20 UK hit 'Red Flags'.
8. The American singer and songwriter Leah Kate achieved her debut UK top 40 single in 2022 with a song which shares its title with which romantic comedy film?

Answer: 10 Things I Hate About You

Leah Kate began sharing her songs on Youtube and TikTok in 2018 and 2019, many of which generated millions of hits. Her first chart success came with her major label debut '10 Things I Hate About You', which was taken from her second EP, 2021's 'What Just Happened', and charted in both the UK and Australia.
9. Which former member of the band Little Mix achieved her first solo UK hit in 2021 with the single 'Boyz' which featured Nicki Minaj and interpolated Diddy's 'Bad Boy For Life'?

Answer: Jesy Nelson

Little Mix were formed during the 2011 series of 'The X Factor UK' and became the first group to win the show. They went on to enjoy a very successful career, including five UK number one singles. Jesy Nelson left the band in 2020 and released 'Boyz' the following year.
10. Which German singer and songwriter made history by becoming the first transgender artist to top the singles charts in both the UK and USA when 'Unholy', her duet with Sam Smith, was released in 2022?

Answer: Kim Petras

Kim Petras was born in Bonn in 1992 and began writing and recording music as a teenager. She released a number of independent singles on her own record label between 2017 and 2020 before signing to a major label. Not only did 'Unholy' become a major global smash hit in 2022 but it earned Kim Petras a Grammy Award, making her only the second out transgender artist ever to win a Grammy.
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