| LEMAR | He finished third on Fame Academy in 2002 but went on to have hits such as Dance (With U) and If There's Any Justice (5) |
| SPITFIREJIB | And if the going gets really heavy, this can be raised |
| SNEDDON | David ___, Scottish singer songwriter who won the first series of Fame Academy in 2002 (7) |
| ARIANAGRANDE | Singer who had #1 hits ("Stuck With U" and "Rain on Me") two weeks apart in 2020: 2 wds. |
| KNOCKSBACK | Refuses to have hits returned (6,4) |
| OFFWHITE | It's not on to have hit covered by you and I in Pale (3-5) |
| CHARTS | They have hits |
| MATISSE | French artist and member of the Fauves noted for use of colour in works such as Dance, Music, The Joy of Life and his series of cut-outs (7) |
| ARCADEGAMES | Activities such as "Dance Dance Revolution" whose first word is an anagram of "DC area": 2 wds. |
| ART | Creative field such as dance or sculpture |
| LYNPAUL | Singer who joined the The New Seekers in 1970 and featured on hits such as I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing |
| HYLTON | Surname of Javine who took part in Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 and went on to have five Top 20 singles (6) |
| ROCKNROLL | US musical genre that broke into public consciousness in the early 1950s, and went on to have a revolutionary, lasting influence on pop music (4,1,4) |
| JESYNELSON | She auditioned for The X Factor as part of Faux Pas but went on to win it as part of a different group in 2011 (4,6) |
| MISHAB | The 2011 X Factor semi-finalist who went on to have a hit with Home Run (5,1) |
| ODOOM | Surname of Melvin, first eliminated from Strictly in 2016 but went on to win the Christmas Special (5) |
| VILLAGE | _ People; US disco group with hits such as In the Navy and Go West (7) |
| STRIKE | A hit, such as that delivered with a hammer when the proverbial iron is hot; or, from the act of lowering a flag or sail, a refusal to work as a protest (6) |
| CURE | Music group formed in '76, had hits such as "Faith," "Pictures of You" & "Friday I'm in Love," The ____. |
| HAYES | SUSAN SEAFORTH WHO PREMIERED AS GH'S DOROTHY BUT WENT ON TO DAYS FAME |
