78-518: Thomas Adrian Sands (born August 27, 1937) is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as a child, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, " Teen-Age Crush ", reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox. Sands was born into
156-524: A band with "Jimmie Lee Durden and the Junior Cowboys", consisting of Sands, Durden, and Billy Reno. They performed on radio, at county fairs, and did personal appearances. He was only 15 when Colonel Tom Parker heard about him and signed him to RCA Records . In 1957 Sands was featured on Hometown Jubilee on KTLA television in Los Angeles. Sands's initial recordings achieved little in
234-617: A feature was in the teen comedy Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) with Fabian Forte , which was not a success. More popular was a fantasy musical he made at Disney, Babes in Toyland (1961), co-starring Annette Funicello . That year he and Funicello sang the Sherman Brothers ' title song from the Walt Disney release of The Parent Trap . Sands guested starred on "The Inner Panic" for The United States Steel Hour and
312-540: A musical family in Chicago, Illinois; his father, Ben born in Russia was Jewish and was a pianist, and his mother, Grace Dickson, a big-band singer. He moved with the family to Shreveport , Louisiana. He began playing the guitar at eight and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station. At the beginning of his teen years, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he attended Lamar High School and joined
390-411: A musing on the unreality of love. Angel voices hovered, tempos drifted like clouds, and the songs didn't seem to start and stop so much as get up, stretch, and lie down again. The effect was practically psychedelic". The initial Billboard magazine review from 5 September 1960 awarded the album with three stars, commenting that Sands "tried very hard on this new album to handle a group of standards in
468-556: A particular generic type, the teen idol [who] carried on the process ... of changing the image of male youth ... from wild to mild , by providing a cleaner, more wholesome image of masculinity than that of the previous era's rebellious rockabilly heroes [and ( working-class ) so-called juvenile delinquents , like those in West Side Story ].... Post-war teens were able to buy relatively inexpensive phonographs — including portable models that could be carried to friends' houses — and
546-436: A period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g. as singers for pop groups, bit-part actors, TV personalities, models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc. One of the most successful groups is Momoiro Clover Z . Their performances incorporate elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies. During 2014, about 486,000 people attended their live concerts, which
624-534: A pop sensation at 15 years old thanks to an aggressive marketing strategy. She promoted her debut album in shopping malls of the US. She is also the youngest person to have a debut album hit number one and have multiple number one singles from that album (" I Think We're Alone Now " and " Could've Been "). Having become a household name, she had then-unknown band New Kids on the Block as an opening act for her shows. However,
702-514: A reported $ 100 million offer to play Superman , before temporarily leaving Hollywood. The Walt Disney Company and its numerous outlets (e.g. Disney Channel , Radio Disney and Walt Disney Pictures ) were the first to successfully develop a new generation of teen idols in this period, starting with the careers of actresses and singers Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan , initially targeting youth and female teen audiences. While still teenagers, Duff became famous for her starring titular character in
780-492: A rocky start, she did capture the attention of producer and songwriter Max Martin, who had worked with many successful artists before. Teen idols were also popular in the R&;B and Hip-Hop realm throughout this decade, including Chris Brown , JoJo , Bow Wow , 3LW , Ciara , Mario , B2K , and Rihanna , among others. In the late 2000s, bands like Lillix , KSM , Everlife , and Clique Girlz became teen pop idols and have
858-621: A secretary, in Honolulu , where he had relocated in an attempt to revive his career. Teen idol A teen idol is a celebrity with a large teenage fan base . Teen idols are generally young but are not necessarily teenagers themselves. An idol's popularity may be limited to teens, or may extend to all age groups. East Asia possesses a robust fan culture centered around idols, one that spans both genders and generates broad appeal. East Asian idol culture, which first began in Japan in
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#1732798110632936-531: A sensation in Latin America compared to Beatles' Beatlemania . At the end of the 1980s, actor Kirk Cameron became a major teen idol. Cameron was best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992. Also Scott Baio and Willie Aames of Charles in Charge fame found themselves regulars in teen magazines. One of the most popular female singers of
1014-660: A single by Capitol Records , it went to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart and No. 1 on the Cashbox chart. It became a gold record . His track, "The Old Oaken Bucket", peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. He released his debut album Steady Date with Tommy Sands (1957). Sands' sudden fame brought an offer to sing at the Academy Awards show. He did another episode of Kraft Television Theatre , "Flesh and Blood" (1957), playing
1092-511: A teen idol during the later part of the 1980s, as did Christian Slater . Australian singer-actor Rick Springfield was regarded as the teen idol in the 1980s with such hits as " Jessie's Girl " and "Don't Talk to Strangers". The Grammy Award -winning musician Springfield was known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital . He originated the character from 1981 to 1983. He left acting after his music career took off. During this decade, Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , caused
1170-586: A teen idol was Franz Liszt , the Hungarian pianist who, in the 1840s, drew such a following among teen girls that the term " Lisztomania " soon came to describe the phenomenon. The kind of idolizing following Liszt drew in Europe would not be followed for several decades. American-born Roger Wolfe Kahn became, arguably , America's first modern-day teen idol, when, in 1924 at the age of sixteen he launched his first jazz band. Throughout his teens, he became dubbed
1248-466: A teen idol. American musician Taylor Swift entered the scene at age 16 by co-writing the song " Tim McGraw " with Liz Rose in 2005, after which she became a well-known and successful artist as well as a teen idol. Before reaching the age of 20, Ariana Grande had already been popular among secondary schoolchildren by starring in the teen comedy show Victorious (2010-2013) . She left acting for singing, and although her singing career got off to
1326-459: A teenage fanbase. Discovered on YouTube by media entrepreneur Scooter Braun at the age of 13, Justin Bieber was ushered into fame with his 2009 album My World . In Japan, more and more Japanese idol groups have appeared. In Japanese culture, persons called "idols" are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for
1404-660: Is an album by the American singer Tommy Sands . It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in 1960. In his biography for September in the Rain , Peter J. Levinson wrote that Riddle’s arrangements for Sands were "as original and as stimulating as he wrote for any singer, and obviously Sands was musically comfortable with him". Sands commended Riddle as the "best arranger I ever worked with". In her book Great Pretenders: My Strange Love Affair with '50s Pop Music , Karen Schoemer describes Dream with Me as "a surrealist knock-out,
1482-405: Is popular, perpetually childlike and dependent. Some marketers turned to film and TV for fresh, 'safe' faces. Tommy Sands 's debut in a television film about the phenomenon, The Idol , made a teen idol out of Sands himself. Teen idol Ricky Nelson rose to stardom on the hit show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and the show was successfully used to promote his songs, making him one of
1560-663: The Disney Channel teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire and her multi-Platinum second studio album Metamorphosis (2003), with which she became one of the youngest artists to reach the top of the Billboard 200 , and Lohan became famous for her starring roles in many successful teen movies , including Freaky Friday (2003), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), Mean Girls (2004) and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and her debut studio album Speak (2004). The success of this marketing led to further development of
1638-650: The Spice Girls , TLC , and Destiny's Child , also became very popular at the end of the decade. Even though the Spice Girls split in 2000, they remain fairly popular in England. During this decade, the Latin artist Shakira was described as a "teen idol", her songs reached number 1 on Latin radio, her videos were among the most viewed, while her hair and clothing style was emulated by girls and young women. from
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#17327981106321716-598: The films (2003-2006). She also had a supporting role in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Miley Cyrus claimed her fame by playing a fictionalized version of herself on the television show Hannah Montana (2006-2011). Her 2009 singles " The Climb " and " Party in the U.S.A " were both hits. However, as she began metamorphosizing into something more mature, her popularity fell as parents considered her new materials inappropriate for their children. Selena Gomez made her debut by starring in
1794-405: The 'Millionaire Maestro.' Geraldine Farrar , American opera singer, had a large following of young women nicknamed "Gerry-flappers" in the early 20th century. Rudy Vallée , who became a major success in 1929 with hits like " Honey " and " Deep Night ", may have been the first American popular singer to have been idolised by hundreds of teen-aged girls at sold-out concerts. He was also possibly
1872-545: The 1960 episode of Wagon Train titled "The Larry Hanify Story", as well as Wagon Train' episodes in 1963, "The Gus Morgan Story", and in 1963 "The Davey Baxter Story" and in 1964 "The Bob Stuart Story". His later albums included Sands at the Sands (1960) and Dream with Me (1960). From May to November 1960, he served in the United States Air Force Reserves . Sands' second lead role in
1950-1244: The 1960s, would spread to neighboring countries in later decades: in South Korea and Taiwan, for example, it took root in the 1990s, and in China the 2010s. Idols are also not limited to singing, and may take part in more explicitly image-focused venues such as pin-up photography ( gravure idols ) and pornography ( AV idols ). There are many different idols and idol groups spread across many countries. In Japan, there are pop stars Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro as well as Kana Nishino and music groups such as Momoiro Clover Z , Morning Musume , AKB48 , and Perfume and Johnny & Associates boy bands Arashi , NEWS , KAT-TUN , and Hey! Say! JUMP among others. In Taiwan, there are pop icons such as Jay Chou , Jolin Tsai , music groups Mayday , F4 , and S.H.E . In South Korea, notable K-pop personalities include singers BoA and Rain and groups BTS , Blackpink , Twice , Exo , TVXQ , 2PM , 2AM , Beast , Shinee , Super Junior , 2NE1 , Big Bang , Wonder Girls , T-ara , Kara and Girls' Generation . In Vietnam, there are
2028-420: The 1980s, with teen idol status was Madonna , especially among youth female audience which was later named Madonna wannabes . In popular music, the late 1980s was the boom of teenagers dominating the music charts. Debbie Gibson became the youngest person to write, perform and produce a number-one single, " Foolish Beat ", and also had many hits from her first two albums. Tiffany , another teen icon, became
2106-406: The 1990s were bands and musical acts. The rise of MTV in the 1980s and the success of the boy bands and girl groups during the 1990s and 2000s continued to fuel the phenomenon. Besides a combination of good, clean-cut looks and a ubiquitous marketing campaign, such bands typically include a variety of personality types (e.g. "the shy one", "the smart one", etc.) These idols were often found on
2184-582: The 2000s and 2010s. Besides, former Menudo member Ricky Martin , their chief rivals Los Chicos and former member Chayanne , Venezuelan actor and singer Guillermo Davila and more, to Argentina, where telenovela, Chiquititas , ushered in a new era of teen-idols for that country, including actors Benjamin Rojas , Felipe Colombo , Luisana Lopilato , and Camila Bordonaba , who went on to form teen band Erreway , precursors to Mexican band RBD. Quinceañera (1987), starring by Thalía and Adela Noriega became
2262-533: The Balkans, the late Macedonian singer Toše Proeski was considered a teen idol. In Latin America, idols ranges from Mexican pop stars Timbiriche (including their members, Paulina Rubio and Thalía ), Lynda Thomas , Magneto , Puerto Rican born Mexican Luis Miguel , Colombian Shakira and the popular Puerto Rican boy band Menudo in the 1980s and 1990s, and Paty Cantú , Anahí , Belinda , and RBD in
2340-471: The Beatles arrived in 1964. Making their debut in the U.S. on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, the Beatles soon became the most successful and influential band in modern musical history, staying at the top of Billboard charts for a grand total of 58 weeks between 1964 and 1970. Adolescent hysteria was so loud that the band had trouble performing at concerts. The level of stardom they achieved in
2418-571: The Beatles did it through their more developed (or "grown up") music. Similarly, Neil Sedaka had two distinct eras of his career, with about a decade in between: one as a teen idol in the 1960s, and a later career in adult contemporary music . Roy Orbison was known for his songs " Oh, Pretty Woman ," " Only the Lonely ," and " Crying ." From the family band the Cowsills , Susan Cowsill , John Cowsill and Barry Cowsill became teen idols. Many of
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2496-571: The Boss? became a major teen idol. In the mid-1980s there was a group of young actors called the Brat Pack ; the whole group collectively and separately became teen idols. They were Emilio Estevez , Anthony Michael Hall , Rob Lowe , Andrew McCarthy , Demi Moore , Judd Nelson , Molly Ringwald , and Ally Sheedy . They starred in many coming of age films together in some fashion and became very popular without being musicians. Molly Ringwald entered
2574-503: The Brave Endure"), Bonanza ("The Debt"), and Hawaii Five-O ("No Blue Skies"). Sands divorced Nancy Sinatra in 1965. "The doors to Hollywood seemed to slam shut after the divorce from Nancy", he said. "I couldn't get acting roles, my singing career on TV and in films was over." His last feature to date was The Violent Ones (1967) in which Sands had a supporting role. He moved to Hawaii in 1967. In Hawaii, Sands operated
2652-469: The Brides among many others. Musical series such as Cassidy's The Partridge Family , the animated series The Archie Show , and (to a lesser extent) The Brady Bunch integrated television and teen- pop music to significant success during this time frame. The Brady Bunch's Barry Williams and Christopher Knight , as was tennis pro/actor Vincent Van Patten all were constantly in the fan magazines at
2730-716: The Canadian band the DeFranco Family , and the Bay City Rollers (UK). Even modern classic hits and oldies outlets, which cover this time period, rarely play cuts from the teen idols of the era. A notable exception is Michael Jackson of the Jackson Five , who began his career as a teen idol along with his brothers, but whose individual career eventually evolved far beyond the limitations of that description and into superstardom. The Jackson Five were
2808-675: The Disney situational comedy Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012) and released her first album Kiss & Tell in 2009. She became an icon for adolescent girls and women, yet details of her personal life put her under public scrutiny. ViacomCBS -owned Nickelodeon , a competitor to Disney Channel, has also developed its own slate of stars for its television shows, including Amanda Bynes , Drake Bell , Josh Peck , Emma Roberts , Miranda Cosgrove , Jennette McCurdy , Nathan Kress , Jamie Lynn Spears (sister of Britney Spears), Ariana Grande , Victoria Justice , Elizabeth Gillies , and groups
2886-539: The Lonely?... Why the Misbegotten?") and had a support role in the war feature None But the Brave (1965), starring and directed by Frank Sinatra . Sands guest starred on Kraft Suspense Theatre ("A Lion Amongst Men", which earned him good reviews), Combat! ("More Than a Soldier"), Valentine's Day ("For Me and My Sal"), Mr. Novak ("Let's Dig a Little Grammar", "And Then I Wrote..."), Branded ("That
2964-629: The Menace , and Keith and Kevin Schultz known as the "Schultz Twins" on The Monroes all became younger preteen idols and grew into being teen idols. Herman's Hermits , the Rolling Stones , and the Beach Boys were teen idols, especially during the earlier part of their careers, although they quickly grew out of that status. The Rolling Stones did it through a more rebellious image,
3042-660: The Naked Brothers Band and Big Time Rush , many of whom have not only starred in TV shows, but recorded songs as well. Many of the modern-day teen idols are females marketed as "role models" to teen and tween girls, a departure from the traditional role of the male teen idol marketed as the idolized teen "heartthrob". Actress Mischa Barton became a teen idol through her role on The O.C. , with Entertainment Weekly naming her character Marissa Cooper “ It Girl " of 2003. In 2002, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne dominated
3120-679: The Tommy Sands Nightclub Tour for five years, and performed at the Outrigger Hotel in Waikiki. His later appearances included episodes of Hawaii Five-O ("No Blue Skies", "Hit Gun for Sale", "A Sentence to Steal"), and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ("Mystery on the Avalanche Express"). He occasionally returned to the mainland to work, appearing in dinner theatre. Sands returned permanently to
3198-446: The U.S.—dubbed Beatlemania —was never before seen in that country, not even during the heyday of Elvis Presley. It is believed that a part of their success in the U.S. was because they brought hope and joy to a nation that was still recovering from the shock of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Some young TV stars were being hustled into studios to make recordings; for example, ex-Mousketeer Annette Funicello became one of
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3276-486: The United States, and in similar magazines elsewhere. With the advent of television, teen idols were also promoted through programs such as American Bandstand , The Ed Sullivan Show , Soul Train . Today's teen idols have spawned an entire industry of gossip magazines , television shows , YouTube , social media , and whole television channels such as E! . The first known person to have been treated as
3354-534: The biggest stars in music. His wholesome image was a stark contrast to the uproar caused by Elvis Presley, with parents often approving of Nelson. Rick’s popularity continued to grow as Elvis and the Everly Brothers were in the military, Chuck Berry was imprisoned, and Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens died. However his popularity declined as the British Invasion hit the United States. when
3432-427: The boy band One Direction got elimated as solo acts on the third season of The X Factor , guest judge Nicole Scherzinger suggested that they form a group together. The result was much fame and fortune for the band, who burst onto the scene in 2012. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016, and since 2017, its members have been pursuing solo projects. Dream with Me (Tommy Sands album) Dream with Me
3510-407: The continent identifying with their songs, this was called "Shakiramía" or "Shakira Fever" The Backstreet Boys ' popularity grew in 1997 with " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) ," a song produced by Max Martin . Opting against joining a girl band, Britney Spears released the music video " ...Baby One More Time " in 1998 on MTV, which pushed her into the public consciousness. Her first album of
3588-491: The covers and pages of teen magazines during the 1990s as teen idols as well. Classic examples of boy bands include Menudo , New Kids on the Block , Take That , Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC, all becoming the best-selling pop groups of the decade. Hanson was initially marketed as such a band, but eventually outgrew this label to become a successful indie band. Christina Aguilera , Jennifer Lopez , Mandy Moore , Jessica Simpson , and Britney Spears, along with female bands such as
3666-407: The end of the first season. Elvis Presley made his debut in the mid-1950s and became a sensation. Deemed too dangerous to be filmed except from the waist up because of his sexually suggestive dance moves, he became popular among teenagers. The success of young rock stars like Presley, film stars like Marlon Brando , Paul Newman , James Dean , Tab Hunter , and Sal Mineo in the 1950s, as well as
3744-534: The features of many teen idols is that their fans (and, in some cases, the musicians themselves) tended to develop a hate for the music once they became adults, and it is not much listened to by adults, except for nostalgia: the legacy of bubblegum pop . Teen idol performers in this category would include Shaun Cassidy , Leif Garrett , the Osmond Brothers (particularly Donny Osmond and their teen idol sister Marie Osmond ), Andy Gibb , Tony DeFranco of
3822-409: The first telenovela made for teenagers. Often teen idols are actors or musicians . Some teen idols began their careers as child actors , such as Britney Spears , Hilary Duff , Raven-Symoné and Miley Cyrus . There were teen idols before there were teen magazines , but idols have always been a permanent feature in magazines such as Seventeen , 16 , Tiger Beat and Right On! in
3900-406: The first African-American music group to become national teen idols, appearing along with famous white idols in magazines such as 16 and Tiger Beat . In addition, the charismatic appeal, showmanship and flurry of fans towards lead Michael Jackson made him a teen idol and heartthrob amongst teens; his success as a soloist continued into the 1980s. In 1985, actress Alyssa Milano from Who's
3978-795: The first big female idols as well as the Lennon Sisters whom had cut out dolls and were always on the covers of the gossip magazines; another, Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman , had five Top-40 hits. In 1963, Luke Halpin made a big splash as a teen idol in the television program Flipper . After Bye Bye Birdie was released in 1963, Bobby Rydell became an instant teen idol. In the 1960s as situation comedies and dramas on television using child actors became more popular, actors Paul Petersen , Patty Petersen , and Shelley Fabares from The Donna Reed Show , Dwayne Hickman from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , Sally Field of Gidget , Jon Provost of Lassie , Jay North from Dennis
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#17327981106324056-484: The first popular singer to have a star vehicle created for him: The Vagabond Lover . Frank Sinatra , whose early career in the 1940s is often linked to his appeal to bobby soxers , who got that name because they were forced to dance in their bobby socks so that their shoes would not damage the dance floor, is also regarded as having been amongst the first teen idols. Although he had only three major movie roles, James Dean earned two Oscar nominations. He also had
4134-554: The genre, including new teen idols such as Raven-Symoné , Dylan and Cole Sprouse , Zac Efron , Aly & AJ , Jesse McCartney , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Corbin Bleu , Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers . Disney has also used another one of its own TV channels, Freeform , to develop shows and stars popular among teen girls. Mean Girls , a well-known comedy written by Tina Fey , also saw
4212-404: The girl's boyfriend, who had been ordered by her father to stop seeing her. Sands made several appearances on Wagon Train including "The Davey Baxter Story", "The Larry Hanify Story," "The Gus Morgan Story" (with Peter Falk ), and "The Bob Stuart Story". Sands had a support role in the feature film Ensign Pulver (1964) at Warners. He guest starred on Slattery's People ("Question: Why
4290-490: The image of a rebellious youth, something that was popular among girls and young women. His performance in Rebel Without A Cause (1955) and his untimely death in a road collision in 1955 cemented his status as an icon. Contemporary teenagers still wear white T-shirts and jeans in his style. Selected by Walt Disney in 1955 for his new show The Mickey Mouse Club , Annette Funicello became popular among viewers by
4368-576: The internet, though Hollywood would still be a spring board for many names in the early years of the decade. Actors such as Josh Hartnett , Heath Ledger and Ashton Kutcher would dominate the teen idol scene for the early 2000s. Hartnett become the most prominent face of the young Hollywood actors entering the 2000s. He appeared on dozens of major magazine covers and was the subject of a Vanity Fair cover story remarking on his meteoric rise to fame. The intense attention he received during this time period caused him to turn down high-profile roles, including
4446-439: The last episodes of NBC 's Laramie western series. In the story line, series character Slim Sherman ( John Smith ) finds an injured kidnap victim in the woods, portrayed by Joan Freeman . Dennis Holmes , as series regular Mike Williams, rides away to seek help, but the kidnappers reclaim the hostage. Slim pursues the kidnappers but is mistaken as a third kidnapper by the girl's father, played by Barton MacLane . Sands played
4524-488: The late 1960s after their TV show became an overnight success, especially for Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones . The British-born Monkee Davy Jones was regularly featured in teen fan magazines . In 2008, Yahoo Music named Jones the number one teen idol of all time, and in 2009 he was ranked second in a list compiled by Fox News . Teen fan magazine TeenSet began publishing in 1964, focusing on youthful bands and musicians. Tiger Beat magazine began competing for
4602-543: The limelight with the films Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club . Actors Corey Feldman and Corey Haim also became teen idols during the later part of the 1980s with films The Goonies and together The Lost Boys , Dream a Little Dream and License to Drive among other films. They were dubbed "the two Coreys". Before Corey Haim's death in 2010, they did a reality TV show for two seasons (2007–08) on A&E named The Two Coreys after their 1980s moniker. Actor River Phoenix during his teen years became
4680-499: The mainland of the US in 1981, settling in Fort Wayne, Indiana . He toured regularly performing concerts. Tommy Sands and singer Nancy Sinatra married in 1960 and divorced in 1965. His career had declined significantly by 1965, triggering speculation that Frank Sinatra had him "blacklisted" in the entertainment industry after their divorce. Such reports were denied by both Sands and Sinatra. In 1974, Sands married Sheila Wallace,
4758-521: The media and general public as "White Boys of the Month", with the term becoming a popular meme since. Noah Centineo became popular among teenagers and young adults following the release of To All the Boys I've Loved Before , having amassed over 15 million Instagram followers within eight weeks of the film's release; he was dubbed an "internet boyfriend" by the media. Although the future members of
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#17327981106324836-470: The movie Clueless (1995), Alicia Silverstone became a teen idol. The 1997 film Titanic made Leonardo DiCaprio a teen idol; during "Leo-Mania" his face appeared on many teen magazines. Fraternal twin sisters and actresses Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen were major tween idols and as they grew up they later became teen idols during the 1990s. The 2000s would be a decade of transition due to increasing amount of media platforms coming from TV and
4914-438: The music scene and eventually became a worldwide teen idol. Listed at #4 on Yahoo!'s Top 25 Teen Idols of all-time. During the popularity of her sister Jessica Simpson 's MTV reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with then-husband Nick Lachey , 7th Heaven actress Ashlee Simpson developed a music career through her own MTV spin-off reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show in 2004, and soon became
4992-580: The new 45-rpm singles . Rock music played on 45s became the soundtrack to the 1960s as people bought what they heard on the radio. The great majority of the music being marketed to 1950s teens was being written by adults, but 1960s teens were increasingly appreciating and emulating artists closer to their own age, to teen fashion, and to lyrics which addressed their own concerns. Their parents worried about their attraction to artists (and DJs) who were edgy and rebellious. Faces on magazines fed fans; fans buy records, see films, watch TV and buy fashions. Marketing of
5070-429: The performances of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried (in her first role). Raven-Symoné gained popularity as a child actor for her roles on The Cosby Show (1989-1992) and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1993-1997), but became a household name from being the titular character on the extremely popular and successful Disney Channel show That's So Raven (2003-2007) as well as being a part of The Cheetah Girls and
5148-423: The same audience in 1965. After Davy Jones came Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy , who held the title of Teen Idols from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. Both Sherman and Cassidy were actors on television and chart topping musicians in the pop-rock category at the time; with David Cassidy in particular enjoying immense international fame and success. Sherman was on hit TV shows Shindig! and Here Come
5226-523: The same name made its debut at the top of Billboard ' s charts, and became the world's best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Before she turned 20 years, Spears was also recognized by the Guinness World Records as the best-selling teenage artist. Spears and Billie Piper also became the youngest artists to have accumulated more number-one songs in the UK singles chart. After
5304-469: The singers WanBi Tuấn Anh , Sơn Tùng M-TP , Đông Nhi , Bảo Thy and Tóc Tiên . European teen idols include German popstar Bill Kaulitz of the pop-rock band Tokio Hotel and the members of the Anglo-Irish pop boy band One Direction , and Girls Aloud , another Anglo-Irish band. In Spain, La Oreja de Van Gogh , Miguel Bosé , Mecano , and Hombres G all enjoyed teen-idol status. In
5382-460: The son of a gangster. He also made "The Promise" for Zane Grey Theatre (1957), playing the son of a character played by Gary Merrill . Sands' teen idol looks landed him a motion-picture contract with 20th Century Fox to star in a 1958 musical drama called Sing, Boy, Sing , the feature film version of "The Singin' Idol". Fox had enjoyed success with films starring other teen idols such as Elvis Presley and Pat Boone but Sing, Boy, Sing
5460-477: The sudden popularity of the New Kids caused their roles to be reversed. Gibson and Tiffany's careers had stalled by the early 1990s; so had NKOTB by the mid-nineties. The other boy band from Boston, New Edition , was popular with the teen set by the end of the 1980s. The manufacturing of teen idols has been marketed more aggressively and with greater sophistication since the 1980s. Many of the major teen idols in
5538-446: The teen idol generally focuses on the image.... The teen idol is structured to appeal to the pre-teen and young teen female pop audience member and children in general.... [They] are commodified in forms and images that are relatively non-threatening to this young audience and to the ancillary market of parents... The teen idol never appears to be autonomous and therefore never appears to be threatening as an adult; he remains, as long as he
5616-529: The teen idols of the era were the sons of older, established stars; Dino, Desi & Billy were active as teen idols during the mid-sixties. The group included Dean Paul Martin (son of singer Dean Martin ), and Billy Hinsche (a mutual friend whose parents were not famous). Gary Lewis , son of comedian Jerry Lewis , fronted the Playboys during this era. All of the Monkees became instant teen idols in
5694-493: The time. Popular actors such as John Moulder Brown , Leonard Whiting , Ray Lovelock (Raymond Lovelock), Leif Garrett , Mark Hamill , Mark Lester , Jan-Michael Vincent and Jack Wild were the talk of the teenagers in the 1970s as well. Musical group the Hudson Brothers were on many teen magazine covers for a number of years as teen idols. They had two shows on TV during the 1970s and recorded many albums. One of
5772-426: The way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of Kraft Television Theatre called " The Singing Idol ". He played the part of a singer who was very similar to Elvis Presley , with guitar, pompadour hair , and excitable teenage fans. On the show, his song presentation of a Joe Allison composition called " Teen-Age Crush " went over big with the young audience and, released as
5850-479: The wider emergence of youth subcultures , led promoters to the deliberate creation of teen idols such as singers Frankie Avalon , Frankie Valli , Frankie Lymon , Fabian Forte , Bobby Rydell and Connie Stevens . Even crooners like Frank Sinatra were still considered idols and rather handsome. Actors Edd Byrnes and Troy Donahue and other artists deliberately cultivated a (safer) idol image, like Canadian musician Paul Anka . Anka initially modelled himself on
5928-524: Was a financial failure. Sands appeared on CBS Television on January 9, 1958, in an episode of Shower of Stars , and played another singing star in "The Left-handed Welcome" for Studio One in Hollywood (1958). Sands supported Pat Boone in a musical for Fox, Mardi Gras (1958), which was a moderate hit. He also released the albums Sands Storm (1958), This Thing Called Love (1959), and When I'm Thinking of You (1959). Sands appeared in
6006-617: Was one of several pop stars who played US Rangers in Fox's The Longest Day (1962). Sands had married Nancy Sinatra whose father Frank offered Sands a role in Come Blow Your Horn but he turned it down. Sands studied acting in New York. Sands appeared alongside Fred Astaire in "Blow High, Blow Clear" for Alcoa Theatre (1963). On May 14, 1963, Sands appeared, along with Claude Akins and Jim Davis , in "Trapped", one of
6084-481: Was the highest record of all female musicians in Japan. Momoiro Clover Z has been ranked as one of the most popular female idol groups from 2013 to 2017. In the late 2010s, many young actors developed large followings amongst teenagers after portraying famous contemporary literary characters. The most notable among these were Ansel Elgort ( Augustus Waters ), Timothée Chalamet ( Elio Perlman ), and Nick Robinson ( Simon Spier ). These actors were referred to by
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