URAPOPSTAR: Moopy Lockdown Edition - January 2021

[Nancy]

So it's based on a website I ran back in 2001 and is VERY EARLY 2000s. I used to dream up popstars all the time and make fake album tracklists for them, so I turned that into a website.

If you want to play, you promote your artist and then people vote on the campaign they liked best.

This could flop very badly but I thought I'd give it a go!

WHAT WEBSITE WAS THAT PLEASE?

 

[ButterTart]

I already have my singer and two songs for the album.

 

[Iguana]

WHAT WEBSITE WAS THAT PLEASE?

URAOPSTAR! It ran for about 15 years. You can see lots of the charts and stats here. It took on a bit of a life of its own for a select group of internet gays!

 

[Iguana]

I already have my singer and two songs for the album.

I have never been more pleased to know you kind sir

 

[Nancy]

URAOPSTAR! It ran for about 15 years. You can see lots of the charts and stats here. It took on a bit of a life of its own for a select group of internet gays!

OMG!

 

[Nancy]

SUPER IMPRESSED

 

[Iguana]

I think I may have made it sound more DAUNTING than it is. You can do any old shit and post three times and you'll probably do all right

 

[COB]

I had to do a bit of soul searching, but I'm in.

 

[Iguana]

I had to do a bit of soul searching, but I'm in.

I'm glad your soul is wise

 

[ButterTart]

My pop star will not be in any way marketable or talented but experience has taught me that’s no impediment to becoming a Moopy icon.

 

[Iguana]

URAPOPSTAR STAT: @Devil had the first ever URAPOPSTAR album number 1 with his group Sparez and the album "One Step Closer" on 11 March 2001.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Were there any 9/11 tributes later that year?

 

[Soldi]

URAOPSTAR! It ran for about 15 years. You can see lots of the charts and stats here. It took on a bit of a life of its own for a select group of internet gays!

I hope to see Sophie-Ellis Beckham and Destiny’s Daughter making a return

 

[Iguana]

Were there any 9/11 tributes later that year?

Good question.

The first number 1 after 9/11 was called The Cucumber Song.

The Christmas number 1 that year was called Die For You by the Ace*Teens (@AcerBen I believe) so I feel there was some correspondence to 9/11 there.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Ace*Teens

 

[GNL]

I plan to pay tribute with my act, the Ace*sexual Geese.

 

[Soldi]

Heard that a new duo called Iguana on the Tisch are set to be signed

 

[Iguana]

If I flop in this after playing the real thing for a DECADE than I might just kill myself.

I have just been informed by @Soldi that it is still running! Apparently it was resurrected during lockdown. I hope they don't sue me for rehashing my own idea

 

[dUb]

Never knew anything about THIS

I assume non-competitors will be able to vote? I probably won’t take part but look forward to doing that!

 

[Iguana]

I don't think I can be arsed with all the effort, but I shall certainly follow and vote

Never knew anything about THIS

I assume non-competitors will be able to vote? I probably won’t take part but look forward to doing that!

The more the merrier, in any way you want to take part.

I think we'd probably need 10 participants to make it work, ideally more but we'll see. I think we have 9 already (a couple of people have said yes but not voted in the poll).

 

[Devil]

URAPOPSTAR STAT: @Devil had the first ever URAPOPSTAR album number 1 with his group Sparez and the album "One Step Closer" on 11 March 2001.

Don’t forget the first number one single EVAH the week before

 

[ButterTart]

Are we allowed to give our acts a backstory?

 

[Iguana]

Are we allowed to give our acts a backstory?

Absolutely! You have free reign to be as creative or uncreative as you like

 

[AlgoAlex]

I have an artist and album title already in mind
I can’t wait to unleash my Microsoft paint skills

 

[Tisch]

MY COVERS ARE MADE! @Iguana when can I bless the world?

 

[Soldi]

Are our identities kept SECRET?

 

[Tisch]

Are our identities kept SECRET?

That would make your promotion a bit difficult hun.

 

[Iguana]

I'm going to do a reveal on Friday! So send them to me but don't reveal them now.

It's not the end of the world if you do reveal them, but I thought a reveal might be fun!

 

[Iguana]

One idea I have been given by a very excited poster is that if you do want to play, you're allowed to enter more than once act. Only if you wanted to!

 

[Kate]

TBH since we have almost a week to come up with something I probably will join in but I won't commit at this point just in case.

 

[Iguana]

TBH since we have almost a week to come up with something I probably will join in but I won't commit at this point just in case.

That would be glorious, but I will manage my expectations in case ()

 

[octophone]

I used to do imaginary bands and tracklistings when I was wee, before I could even play an instrument.

My thinking cap is ON .

 

[Iguana]

I have received the first entry and it is all kinds of

 

[Iguana]

I used to do imaginary bands and tracklistings when I was wee, before I could even play an instrument.

My thinking cap is ON .

I am glad I wasn't alone! It was quite 'only child' of me to do I think, but I really enjoyed coming up with the tracklists!

 

[Soldi]

I’m struggling with this. Really not creative at all

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I used to do fake football teams and then evolved onto fantasy bands and chart their career. Most of it was broadly based around ABBA and 90s dance music.

 

[Iguana]

I’m struggling with this. Really not creative at all

Says the guy who came up with the original ASFM twist!

 

[Iguana]

I used to do fake football teams and then evolved onto fantasy bands and chart their career. Most of it was broadly based around ABBA and 90s dance music.

Interesting that a few of us has these kind of games! Definitely an outlet for the creative mind

 

[Nancy]

I’m struggling with this. Really not creative at all

WHY DON’T YOU HAVE A POP STAR CALLED NANCY?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

WHY DON’T YOU HAVE A POP STAR CALLED NANCY?

AND THEY CAN COVER LULU'S HIT "SHOUT"