... Eiffel 65

Despite their french sounding name Eiffel 65 are in fact Italian. The group first hit the charts with the Blue song in 1999 and looked then to be prime candidates to be one-hit wonders. However the second single from Europop, Move Your Body, has also done well, debuting at no 3 in the UK on 13th February, 2000. The video follows the pattern of the previous with the band battling computer-generated aliens. Singer Gianfranco Randone says he doesn't really believe in aliens but he does think people from the future may come back in time to visit us...
Lyrics: Move Your Body (UK:3)

... Element 4

With not only the UK but the world gripped by Big Brother fever it's no surprise to see the theme music to the British version debut high in the top 10. It lands at 4 on 3rd September. Credited as by Element 4 the trance track is a Paul Oakenfold production. One of the originators of the Ibiza scene, Oakenfold was listed in the 1999 Guinness Book of Records as the world's highest paid DJ, with an (under-)estimated earning of quarter a million a year. The video, given the success of the programme and the themes it conjures, is one of the most boring of the year with endless views of windows.

... Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott debuts at no 10 with One Minute Man on August 12th, 2001. This follows her first solo British top 10 hit Get Ur Freak On on 22nd April which debuted at no 4. Missy has previously been to no 1 in the UK as collaborator on the first non-Spice Girl track for Mel B, I Want You Back. An esteemed writer in the US R&B field, Missy has worked with Whitney Houston, Aaliyah and Busta Rhymes amongst others. Her third solo album Miss E . . . So Addictive is about to be released and the normally hometown-loving girl, from Portsmouth, Virginia, promises to tour and promote more this time around. All the tracks have been co-produced by long term partner Timbaland.
Lyrics: Get Ur Freak On (UK:4)

... Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Despite being a more mundane song, Murder On The Dancefloor equals Sophie Ellis Bextor's previous solo best by debuting at no 2 on December 9th, 2001. Her first effort Take Me Home was a hit back on August 19th. Murder however has a superior video in which Sophie defeats all her competitors in a dance contest by playing dirty tricks. I'm still not convinced the girl can dance at all... Sophie Ellis Bextor previously was lead singer of indie band theaudience but since recording the vocal for Spiller's Groovejet which was a British no 1 in August 2000, her music has veered more towards dance and pop. Sophie is the daughter of ex-Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis.
Lyrics: Murder On The Dance Floor (UK:2), Take Me Home (UK:2)

... Eminem

Lyrics: Without Me

... Enya

Only Time by Enya climbs to no 10 in the US on 10th November, 2001. The song is taken from her last album A Day Without Rain and has been packaged with Silent Night as a charity single for the International Association of Firefighters. Born in County Donegal Enya began with her siblings in Clannad but soon embarked on her solo career. Her second album was a massive international hit, with the lead single Orinoco Flow becoming a surprise UK no 1. Enya has recently recorded two tracks for the Lord Of The Rings film, which she sings in Sindarin, one of the languages created by Tolkien to flesh out the fantasy world of Middle Earth.
Lyrics: Only Time

... Eve

Climbing to no 2 in the US on August 18th, 2001 is Let Me Blow Ya Mind from Eve featuring Gwen Stefani. The track is taken from her second album Scorpion and the video depicts the singers as bad girls about town. The first cut from the album was Who's That Girl and that video featured a tiger and scorpion, suggesting that Eve is a dangerous animal herself. Which of course she is - her first break came with Dr Dre after performing a rap in his face without an audition. However it was with the Ruff Ryders that she recorded her first album, appropriately called Ruff Ryder's First Lady. Madonna-like Gwen Stefani is lead singer of rock band No Doubt.
Lyrics: Who's That Girl (UK:6)