Willa Ford

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At the time that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were huge there were singers trying to copy Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera's success. Among them was Willa Ford who shot to fame with her debut single I Wanna Be Bad from her debut album Willa Was Here but prior to her debut Willa actually made her debut on the Pokemon soundtrack with the song Lullaby under the nickname Manda. When you first listen to Willa Ford you will see that she is very different from Britney Spears and even mentions that doesn't want to be a copycat of Britney in her song Tired. Aside from being on Dancing With The Stars Willa never has released her second album and disappeared from the music scene
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Willa Ford has alluded to the theory that the tragic events of September 11, 2001, was the primary cause in her music career stalling. In May of that year, Ford released the single "I Wanna Be Bad", which peaked at 56 on the Billboard 200 and sold approximately 200,000 copies. Ford's next single from her album Willa Was Here, "Did Ya' Understand That" failed to garner much attention when it was released on September 11. While 9/11 did signify a huge shift in pop music and caused the music industry to be at a standstill and shut down, Ford nonetheless still broke through at a time when the market was already flooded with blonde starlets (namely, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, and Mandy Moore). What didn't help Ford was that she was being marketed as the edgy alternative to the teen pop star at a time when her peers were already developing a mature image. Ford was marketed towards young men who may have watched her music videos but didn’t exactly buy the albums/singles. Another possible reason why Willa Ford's career didn't take off is because a lot of girls hated her. She had dated Nick Carter and they had a messy breakup. Before social media, she was getting all kinds of hate online on her website from his crazed fans.