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25 One-Hit Wonders You Probably Haven't Thought About Since Your Childhood, But They Look Good As HECK Today

Sean Kingston has only gotten better with age.

Here's what Lou Bega of "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" fame looked like back in 1999:

Bega in the "Mambo No. 5" music video

Here's what Lou Bega looks like today:

Bega during a TV filming in Germany in 2019

Listen to "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" here:

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Here's what Natalie Imbruglia of "Torn" fame looked like back in 1997:

Imbruglia in her "Torn" music video

Here's what Natalie Imbruglia looks like today:

Imbruglia at an entertainment event in London

Listen to "Torn" here:

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Here's what Sisqó of "Thong Song" fame looked like back in 2000:

Sisqó in his "Thong Song" music video

Here's what Sisqó looks like today:

Sisqó at a gallery exhibition in Los Angeles

Listen to "Thong Song" here:

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Here's what Cassie of "Me & U" fame looked like back in 2006:

Cassie in her "Me & U" music video

Here's what Cassie looks like today:

Listen to "Me & U" here:

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Here's what James Blunt of "You're Beautiful" fame looked like back in 2005:

Blunt in his "You're Beautiful" music video

Here's what James Blunt looks like today:

Blunt at a vegan sneaker event in 2021 in London

Listen to "You're Beautiful" here:

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Here's what Sean Kingston of "Beautiful Girls" fame looked like back in 2007:

Kingston in the "Beautiful Girls" music video

Here's what Sean Kingston looks like today:

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Here's what Macy Gray of "I Try" fame looked like back in 1999:

Gray in her "I Try" music video

Here's what Macy Gray looks like today:

Gray at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game

Listen to "I Try" here:

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Here's what Gavin DeGraw of "I Don't Want to Be" fame looked like back in 2004:

Here's what Gavin DeGraw looks like today:

DeGraw at MusiCares Person of the Year in 2020

Listen to "I Don't Want to Be" here:

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Here's what Estelle of "American Boy" fame looked like back in 2008:

Estelle in her "American Boy" music video

Here's what Estelle looks like today:

Estelle performing in New York City

Listen to "American Boy" here:

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Here's what Willa Ford of "I Wanna Be Bad" fame looked like back in 2001:

Ford in her "I Wanna Be Bad" music video

Here's what Willa Ford looks like today:

Ford at a ping pong celebrity tournament in Los Angeles

Listen to "I Wanna Be Bad" here:

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Here's what Amerie of "1 Thing" fame looked like back in 2005:

Amerie in her "1 Thing" music video

Here's what Amerie looks like today:

Listen to "1 Thing" here:

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Here's what Trace Cyrus (Metro Station) of "Shake It" fame looked like back in 2008:

Cyrus in Metro Station's "Shake It" music video

Here's what Trace Cyrus from Metro Station looks like today:

Listen to "Shake It" here:

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Here's what Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) of "What's Up?" fame looked like back in 1993:

Perry in 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up?" music video

Here's what Linda Perry from 4 Non Blondes looks like today:

Perry at a Hollywood event in 2020

Listen to "What's Up?" here:

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Here's what Sir Mix-a-Lot of "Baby Got Back" fame looked like back in 1992:

Sir Mix-a-Lot in his "Baby Got Back" music video

Here's what Sir Mix-a-Lot looks like today:

Sir Mix-a-Lot performing on stage in California

Listen to "Baby Got Back" here:

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Here's what Vanessa Carlton of "A Thousand Miles" fame looked like back in 2002:

Carlton playing piano in her "A Thousand Miles" music video

Here's what Vanessa Carlton looks like today:

Carlton during a photo shoot for "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

Listen to "A Thousand Miles" here:

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Here's what Tweet of "Oops (Oh My)" fame looked like back in 2002:

Tweet in her "Oops (Oh My)" music video

Here's what Tweet looks like today:

Tweet singing onstage in Tennessee

Listen to "Oops (Oh My)" here:

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Here's what Eamon of "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" fame looked like back in 2003:

Eamon in his "I Don't Want You Back" music video

Here's what Eamon looks like today:

Listen to "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" here:

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Here's what Afroman of "Because I Got High" fame looked like back in 2001:

Afroman in his "Because I Got High" music video

Here's what Afroman looks like today:

Afroman at an awards show in Los Angeles

Listen to "Because I Got High" here:

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Here's what Nina Sky of "Move Ya Body" fame looked like back in 2004:

Nina Sky in their "Move Ya Body" music video

Here's what Nina Sky looks like today:

Nina Sky DJing at the MoMa in New York City

Listen to "Move Ya Body" here:

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Here's what Kevin Lyttle of "Turn Me On" fame looked like back in 2003:

Lyttle in his "Turn Me On" music video

Here's what Kevin Lyttle looks like today:

Lyttle at a Super Bowl After Party in Florida

Listen to "Turn Me On" here:

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Here's what Lene Nystrøm and René Dif (Aqua) of "Barbie Girl" fame looked like back in 1997:

Nystrøm and Dig in Aqua's "Barbie Girl" music video

Here's what Lene Nystrøm and René Dif from Aqua look like today:

Nystrøm and Dif in Melbourne

Listen to "Barbie Girl" here:

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Here's what J-Kwon of "Tipsy" fame looked like back in 2004:

J-Kwon in his "Tipsy" music video

Here's what J-Kwon looks like today:

Listen to "Tipsy" here:

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Here's what Ryan Cabrera of "On the Way Down" fame looked like back in 2004:

Cabrera in his "On the Way Down" music video

Here's what Ryan Cabrera looks like today:

Cabrera at a Beverly Hills event

Listen to "On the Way Down" here:

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Here's what the Baha Men of "Who Let the Dogs Out" fame looked like back in 2000:

Baha Men in their "Who Let the Dogs Out" music video

Here's what the Baha Men look like today:

Listen to "Who Let the Dogs Out" here:

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And here's what Vitamin C of "Graduation (Friends Forever)" fame looked like back in 2000:

Vitamin C in her "Graduation (Friends Forever)" music video

Here's what Vitamin C looks like today:

Vitamin C at the "Hairspray" anniversary screening in California

Listen to "Graduation (Friends Forever)" here:

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