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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʁ.tist d‿œ̃ sœl tyb
"Ce groupe des années 90 est resté un artiste d'un seul tube."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An artist, band, or creator who achieves substantial success or popularity with only one notable work, typically a song, followed by obscurity or minor subsequent successes.
"The 1980s pop band is best remembered as a classic one-hit-wonder after their debut single topped the international charts." - 2
By extension, any person or thing that achieves a single success or notable moment of fame and fails to repeat it.
"His revolutionary software update turned out to be a one-hit-wonder as his subsequent applications failed to gain any traction."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 20th century within the music industry and popular culture, the term combines 'one-hit' (referring to a single successful song on the charts) with 'wonder' (used in the sense of a temporary marvel or phenomenon). It quickly expanded from describing musicians to metaphorically describing anyone or anything that achieves fleeting, singular success without a lasting career.
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artiste d'un seul tube
Transliteration: aʁ.tist d‿œ̃ sœl tyb
"Ce groupe des années 90 est resté un artiste d'un seul tube."
One-Hit-Wonder
Transliteration: ˈwʌnˌhɪtˌvɔndɐ
"Die Band galt nach ihrem Welthit schnell als typisches One-Hit-Wonder."
fenomeno da un tormentone
Transliteration: feˈnɔːmeno da un tormenˈtone
"Il cantante è stato considerato un fenomeno da un tormentone e non ha più pubblicato nulla di rilevante."
artista de un solo éxito
Transliteration: aɾˈtista ðe un ˈsolo eɣˈsito
"Muchos críticos consideran que ese grupo musical fue simplemente un artista de un solo éxito."
artista de um sucesso só
Transliteration: aʁˈtistɐ dʒi ũ suˈsesu sɔ
"Ele teve uma música muito famosa, mas acabou virando um artista de um sucesso só."
एक ही गाने से प्रसिद्ध होने वाला कलाकार
Transliteration: ek hi gaane se prasiddh hone vala kalaakar
"वह गायक केवल एक ही गाने से प्रसिद्ध होने वाला कलाकार बनकर रह गया।"
昙花一现的歌手
Transliteration: tánhuā yíxiàn de gēshǒu
"这支乐队凭借一首歌曲走红后，便成了昙花一现的歌手。"
원 히트 밴드
Transliteration: won hitu baendeu
"그 그룹은 데뷔곡 이후 이렇다 할 곡을 내지 못해 원 히트 밴드로 남았다."
一発屋
Transliteration: ippatsuya
"彼はその大ヒット曲以降、一発屋と呼ばれている。"
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