I had one of the most iconic hits of the noughties but I had to retrain as a teacher after track’s success
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SWEET Female Attitude gave us one of the most iconic tracks of the early noughties when they released Flowers in 2000. It went double platinum in the UK after selling more than a million copies and in recent years has been reworked by the likes of Sugababes and rapper ArrDee.
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But despite the instant success and longevity of Flowers, Sweet Female Attitude lead singer Leanne Brown has confessed she didn’t reap the financial benefits. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: “I’ve made a better living than the average job because of the touring but because I didn’t take care of the business side properly it meant that I wasn’t credited in certain areas when I should have been.
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“But I’m not bitter about that. It was a learning curve and it’s been a valuable one. I’m still touring and enjoying being an artist. “I learned never to let that happen again and I haven’t. But I wasn’t able to retire or buy a mansion right away, I’ve had to build those things up like anyone else with a ‘normal’ job.”.
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It’s been almost 25 years since the release of Sweet Female Attitude’s signature track and it’s still hugely popular today, having racked up more than 81 million streams on Spotify. But Leanne admits that they struggled to live up to its success. Added to the fact they didn’t see anywhere near the amount of money you’d expect from such a hit, she decided to pursue a completely different career.
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