Dive #002 — 2026-11-13

Seven prompts from the completed dive. Answers stay hidden; play today's dive for the live version.

1. 01

   An R&B singer who released music in the 1990s

   45s · 1990s · R&B · US/UK

   22 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: British soul singer whose 1990s records helped carry UK R&B into the mainstream.

2. 02

   A singer associated with 1970s disco

   45s · 1970s · disco · US/UK

   15 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: Disco singer behind the 1977 hit 'Don't Leave Me This Way'.

3. 03

   The lead singer of a metal band

   45s · metal · lead singers · global (English market)

   21 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: Canadian vocalist who moved from The Agonist to front Arch Enemy.

4. 04

   A female rock or alternative singer who released music in the 1990s

   45s · 1990s · rock/alternative · US/UK/Canada/Ireland

   17 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: Mazzy Star vocalist, the voice behind 'Fade Into You'.

5. 05

   A male rock singer who debuted in the 1970s

   45s · 1970s · rock · US/UK

   33 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: He sang almost every note on Boston's 1976 debut, one of the best-selling rock debuts ever.

6. 06

   A Britpop frontman

   45s · 1990s · Britpop · UK

   12 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: Sleeper frontwoman and author, one of the few women at the centre of the Britpop press.

7. 07

   A singer who started in a boy band

   45s · boy bands · global

   30 accepted answers in this prompt's pool.

   Deep-cut note: The NSYNC member released the solo album 'Schizophrenic' in 2004.

This is an archived dive. Today's live prompts are on the homepage; answers stay hidden so you can still play the recap.