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* Inverted by the alt-country bands [[Music/Giant Sand|Giant Sand]] and [[Calexico (Music)|Calexico]]. Joey Burns and John Convertino started Calexico as a side project while they were still playing in Giant Sand's rhythm section. Howe Gelb (Giant Sand's frontman) kicked Burns and Convertino out only ''after'' Calexico became more famous than his band.
* [[Britpop]] group Theaudience had a handful of minor UK hits in the late 90's but broke up after only one album. After the split, the band's singer, [[Sophie Ellis Bextor (Music)|Sophie Ellis Bextor]], launched an extremely successful solo career.
* The British synthpop group D:Ream had a handful of hits in the early 90's, including a #1 single in the United Kingdom with "Things Can Only Get Better" in 1994. After the band's split, their keyboardist [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_%28physicist%29:Brian Cox chr(28)physicistchr(29)|Brian Cox]] became well known as a physicist, professor and presenter of several popular BBC programmes on astronomy, to the point where being a member of a band that had a #1 single is now a footnote in his biography.