Superstar (Christine Milton song)
"Superstar" is a song written by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released in 2003 as the lead single from her debut studio album, "Friday" (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer Jamelia. According to a HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by Liberty X's "Just a Little" (2002), "I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something  in that vibe", he said. Personnel. Credits are lifted from the single liner notes. Jamelia cover. "Superstar" was covered by British R&B singer Jamelia for her second studio album, "Thank You". It was released as the album's second single on 15 September 2003 through Parlophone. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, after a month on the track climbed to a peak of number three. "Superstar" became the 26th biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies in the UK as  of 2019. The single has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, spending 20 weeks on the UK chart. "Superstar" also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-ten positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Work", being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003. According to the Performing Right Society, "Superstar" was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances. This song appeared  on the Japanese video game "Dance Dance Revolution FESTIVAL", and its European counterpart "Dancing Stage Fusion". It is also featured on the karaoke game "Lips" as downloadable content and appeared on the soundtrack to the American reality television show "Queer Eye". Music video. The music video for "Superstar" was directed by Dominic Leung. Other versions. Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released Mandarin version, "我的Superstar" on 1 April 2005, on the Avex label. In November 2006, a rewrite of "Superstar" appeared on the debut album of US pre-teen Bianca Ryan, the winner of the first season of "America's  Got Talent" In 2004 Israeli pop star Roni Duani also made her breakthrough hit with a Hebrew language cover of this song, earning her the stage name "Roni Superstar". A renewed version was released in 2022. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the Disney Channel show, "That's So Raven". In January 2017, Polish Mandee and Maria Mathea released a new version of the song. In March 2020, a remixed cover of the song was released by British girl group Four of Diamonds and Dutch DJ and producer Joe Stone. In 2021, Israeli artists Static and Ben-El  Tavori, Noa Kirel, Jonathan Mergui, Stephane Legar, Agam Buhbut, and Gal Adam covered Roni Duani's Hebrew version of the song.