Pop icon

Pop icon is a celebrity whose popularity stays the same or even increases as time goes by.

Most pop icons achieve their status through death, typically at a young age.^[source?] The worship of pop icons is due only in part to their actual accomplishments. Some of the most notable pop icons are Whitney Houston, James Dean, Michael Jackson, John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley.

Death nearly always increases the fame of a pop icon. Many people respect the dead. Others feel a close personal connection with the dead icon and want to remember the celebrity. Death also increases any value of all items that belonged to the pop icon.

Pop icons

ABBA[1] Aerosmith[1][2] Christina Aguilera[3] Muhammad Ali[2] The Beatles[4][5][6] David Beckham[2] Humphrey Bogart[4][6] David Bowie[2] Mariah Carey[7] Charlie Chaplin[4][6] James Dean[2] Celine Dion[8] Eminem[2][9] Judy Garland[2] Che Guevara[2] Guns N' Roses[10] Jimi Hendrix[2] Audrey Hepburn[2] Whitney Houston[10] Janet Jackson[10][11] Michael Jackson[2][12][13]

Elton John[2] Beyoncé Knowles[14] Led Zeppelin[2] Bruce Lee[2][15] Bob Marley[2] George Michael[2] Madonna[2][10] Nelson Mandela[2] Kylie Minogue[2] Marilyn Monroe[2] Elvis Presley[2][5][13] Prince[2] The Rolling Stones[2] Frank Sinatra[2][13] Britney Spears[2][3] Selena[2] Spice Girls[2] Bruce Springsteen[1][2] Usher[10] Oprah Winfrey[2]

Related pages

• Cultural icon

References

1. Schmidt, Robert (February 24, 2004). "The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons". Blue Corn Comics website. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
2. "Beckham 'greatest pop icon of all time'". BreakingNews.ie. Thomas Crosbie Media. November 12, 2003. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
3. Kim, Esther (March 7, 2011). "Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in 2011". seventeen.com. Seventeen.
4. "Icons of the century". Variety100.com. Variety. 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
5. "Beatles named 'icons of century'". BBC News. BBC. October 16, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
6. Danesi, Marcel (2007). Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0742555471.
7. Guha, Rohin (August 28, 2009). "Madonna, Mariah Carey, & Whitney Houston: Why Queens of Pop Will Flop" Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. blackbookmag.com. BlackBook Media.
8. The Canadian Press (August 17, 2008). "Pop icon Celine Dion wows her Canadian fans". CTV News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
9. Moriarty, Corey (2010-09-19). "Favorite Pop Icon 'Eminem'". PAF: The Power of Art. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
10. Cullen, Jim, ed. (2001). Popular Culture in American History. UK: Blackwell Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 0631219587.
11. "Janet Jackson Music News". popculturemadness.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
12. Pareles, Jon; Sisario, Ben; Stelter, Brian; Barnes, Brooks (June 25, 2009). "Michael Jackson, 50, Is Dead". Arts Beat. The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
13. Agencies // MED.B. (26 June 2009). ""Pop icon" Michael Jackson dead at 50". ECHOROUK Online. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
14. Malone, Ailbhe (July 4, 2011). "Beyonce: reality behind the icon". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
15. Tagliaferro, Linda (March 2000). Bruce Lee. Lerner Publications. ISBN 978-0822596882.

Further reading

• Danesi, Marcel (2007). Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-0742555471.
• Cullen, Jim, ed (2001). Popular Culture in American History. UK: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-21958-7.