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
Amati[ə'ma:ti]
Khayrat-Arabic
Nicolette-French
Yeter-Turkish
Aninaah-NEE-nahGerman
Janeljə-NELEnglish