Posted on Oct 25, 2026 UTC

It seems like it was just the other day that we were listening to Fergie's song "Glamorous" on MTV...

...or dancing on an invisible horse because Psy told us to. These are just two singers who found international fame in their careers. And unfortunately, like many artists before them, they learned that sometimes it's not always great being famous.

Here are 18 singers who were absolutely everywhere for a minute until they suddenly disappeared from the spotlight.

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Back in 2011, Gotye — born Wouter André "Wally" De Backer — had the world singing his hit song, "Somebody I Used to Know." The record was such a smash that it quickly soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and helped the singer win in every category he was nominated for at the 2013 Grammys. However, after finding massive success, Gotye seemingly vanished from the public eye — and it was by choice.

“I’m not interested in selling my music,” he told news.com in 2017, per The Music .…