a one-hit wonder



a one-hit wonder

someone who performs popular music who makes one successful record and then no others The seventies saw a succession of one-hit wonders who were famous overnight and then never heard of again.
See also: wonder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gallus-Ancient Roman
Sylvestre-French
ShelaghSHEE-ləEnglish (Rare)
MuirÍN-Irish
Priscus-Ancient Roman
Osmund-Anglo-Saxon