| HYLTON | Surname of Javine who took part in Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 and went on to have five Top 20 singles (6) |
| NIKONS | _ Coyle, singer who competed in Popstars: The Rivals (6) |
| SURRENDER | Album title shared by The Chemical Brothers, Diana Ross and Javine among others (9) |
| HEARSAY | Group formed in Popstars according to gossip (4'3) |
| 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) |
| MISHAB | The 2011 X Factor semi-finalist who went on to have a hit with Home Run (5,1) |
| READERSDIGEST | Magazine founded by DeWitt Wallace in 1922 which went on to have more than 40 international editions (7,6) |
| ONETRUE | Words that when followed by Voice gives the name of the boy band who lost to Girls Aloud on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 (3,4) |
| ALOUD | Pop group created in the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 (5,5) |
| GIRLS | Pop group created in the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 (5,5) |
| ONETRUEVOICE | Boy band created on the ITV TV series Popstars: The Rivals who lost out to girl group Girls Aloud in the battle for the 2002 Christmas number one single |
| CHERYL | Which singer rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud and went on to become the first British female solo artist to have five No 1 UK singles? (6) |
| CHE | Opponent of the Peron regime in Argentina, he left that country in 1952 and went on to become the revolutionary of the century, ... Guevara |
| LYDIA | First name of Ms Bright who came to fame on TOWIE and went on to appear on Celebrity Island and The Jump (5) |
| VANGOGH | Netherlander who became an artist at the age of 27 and went on to create world-famous pieces including Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles, The Red Vineyard and The Starry Night (3,4) |
| HARRI | Identify this tennis player who took a sabbatical for three years and did office job before returning to the professional circuit and went on to win the men's doubles title in Wimbledon 2024? (5) |
| DRAKE | First and only artist to have five songs debut in the top five positions on a single Billboard Hot 100 chart (September, 2021) |
| TELFORD | Nicknamed the Colossus of Roads, Scotsman who was brought up in poverty by his mother Janet Jackson and went on to design the Caledonian Canal and Menai Suspension Bridge (7) |
| BYRONSCOTT | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| TOM | ___ Brady NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
