There’s a lot of musicians who are huge in Europe, but not in the US. Robbie Williams, Anastacia, most of Eurodance,… What musicians are the other way round?
- Released over 30 albums since the early 1970s, of which nine were multi-platinum
- Worth over $500m when he died in 2023
- To the best of my knowledge, never even on the radar in the UK or Europe.
I grew up in the UK in the 80s & 90s, which seems to be the period he was really becoming huge in the US, and I had never heard of him until he died a couple of years ago.
Correct. Never heard of him. Sounds like a fat man at a wedding.
You’re not far off. His true draw was getting drunk at the massive tailgate parties in the parking lot. I barely remember the few actual concerts I went into.
The UK is Europe…
He’s also a good novelist. I dislike his music. I dislike many of his fans as they tend to be the kinds of people who love the Grateful Dead and Reagan at the same time. His books are good.
I had never heard of the (frankly horrible) band “Train” until recently.
Im not sure they are still a thing. Their hits were few and 15-20 years ago. As an American I wouldn’t call them big here.
I think the U.S. exports a fair amount of media and personalities involved in it, while other countries don’t necessarily do as much. RRR or Ne Zha 2 might have been box office monsters in India or China (respectively) but not nearly as much here, while Avengers and the like do absolute numbers the world over. Kpop has started to gain international appeal (e.g. BTS) but thats about it.
I think a fair amount of country likely doesn’t escape the states. Or at least I haven’t heard of a big chunk of folks rockin out to Shania Twain or whatev.
Country artists. Even Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash are unknown to most of Europe.
That is taking it a bit too far. Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash are definitely known, especially because they kinda crossed over into over genres than straight country, but 99% of other country artists aren’t.
Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash certainly are known.
They don’t make ridiculous hillbilly garbage.
There’s a lot of musicians who are huge in Europe, but not in the US
Is that true?
LOL Eurodance.
