Challenge: "The Pop Star's WHAT now?!"

Okay, something similar to my old 'Pop Star President' challenge idea.

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is this:

Make an OTL pop star POTUS, however he/she must:

A. Be currently prominent (and alive) IOTL.

B. Have a career in pop music before becoming President.

You have up to 2040 to get this done. Bonus points for a TL, extra bonus points for a detailed one.

AH.Commers, can you do it?
 
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I can see Christina Aguilera going into politics eventually. She's eligible to be President from 2015. Say she is elected to the House in '16, serves 4 terms then gets chosen as VP candidate in '24. Depending on the circumstances she then runs for President in '28 or '32.
 
I can see Christina Aguilera going into politics eventually. She's eligible to be President from 2015. Say she is elected to the House in '16, serves 4 terms then gets chosen as VP candidate in '24. Depending on the circumstances she then runs for President in '28 or '32.

Why her?:confused:
 
Lady Gaga/ Justin Bieber ticket :p

Isn't there this AHer guy who always gives Lady Gaga a special role, has he made a tl with her as president?
 
Isn't there this AHer guy who always gives Lady Gaga a special role, has he made a tl with her as president?

That would be...me. Oh, but don't blame me - I'm just a holy fool, I have a good poker face, and well...I was born this way!

And no, I haven't made her POTUS. Yet.

But I can if you like...
 
I could potentially see Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day getting into politics at some point. Getting to President would be tricky, but let's say that there continues to be massive discontent in the United States. The next album that Green Day releases is a smaller hit, but is also noted for its political songs. A year later, Armstrong runs for Congress and wins unopposed. He then gains a reputation and eventually runs for President, probably in 2028 or 2032.
 
Possible POD

Have the musical make a strong comeback over the next ten years.

It is IMHO easier for actors to move on to politics for several reasons: Actors tend to have longer careers and broader generation appeal than pop stars who are strongly associated with their peers and ridiculed even by older brothers and sisters. In order to make the transition you need to be a known name for some time and having avoided too many scandals - in other words you need to be perceived as serious, and have a middle-of-the-road appeal.

If the musical returns and manages to reestablish itself as a genre, pop stars who can act will be natural stars and likely to have more staying power than those remaining in the music business (indeed, with today's filesharing it may even be far more lucrative). Some will probably also branch out into non-song and dance roles, like Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire's work in On The Beach.

In this way, a 17-year old teenybopper favorite can stay around into his or her 30s or 40s, gradually changing his image while over the time increasingly consentrating on various political causes and eventually running for congress and/or a governorship. The rest is, well, future history.
 
One thing to consider is the lyrical content of some of these bands, especially since that could be used as ammo against them by their opponent(s). Someone mentioned Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day for example. You just know the opponent would use the more "questionable" GD songs like Having a Blast or Brat or Platypus (i hate you) as a "do you really want this man in congress" type attack campaign.
 
I could potentially see Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day getting into politics at some point. Getting to President would be tricky, but let's say that there continues to be massive discontent in the United States. The next album that Green Day releases is a smaller hit, but is also noted for its political songs. A year later, Armstrong runs for Congress and wins unopposed. He then gains a reputation and eventually runs for President, probably in 2028 or 2032.

He could also be the first -at least openly- LGBT POTUS aswell.
 
One thing to consider is the lyrical content of some of these bands, especially since that could be used as ammo against them by their opponent(s). Someone mentioned Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day for example. You just know the opponent would use the more "questionable" GD songs like Having a Blast or Brat or Platypus (i hate you) as a "do you really want this man in congress" type attack campaign.

He could just use the excuse that politicians use for taking drugs at college. "We all do silly things when we're young".
 

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No way some pimply faced teeny bopper gets elected President.

You guys are forgetting the the Motor City Mad Man!
 
Come on now! Everyone understands that Senator Louise Ciccone (D-MI) became president in 2008 because her debut "Madonna" album bombed because the GW Bush produced "Here's Oprah" album came out the same year on the Misunderestimated Records label. W started Misunderestimated after he became friends with Ringo Starr who was the host of the "Live at the Shamrock Hotel" TV program.
 
Have the musical make a strong comeback over the next ten years.

It is IMHO easier for actors to move on to politics for several reasons: Actors tend to have longer careers and broader generation appeal than pop stars who are strongly associated with their peers and ridiculed even by older brothers and sisters. In order to make the transition you need to be a known name for some time and having avoided too many scandals - in other words you need to be perceived as serious, and have a middle-of-the-road appeal.

If the musical returns and manages to reestablish itself as a genre, pop stars who can act will be natural stars and likely to have more staying power than those remaining in the music business (indeed, with today's filesharing it may even be far more lucrative). Some will probably also branch out into non-song and dance roles, like Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire's work in On The Beach.

This sounds a bit silly, but for some reason the thought of, er, President John Barrowman has just come in to my head. Schwarzenegger problem, though.
 
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