Nineties popstar with catchiest song is unrecognisable 26 years later

Pop star Lolly burst on to the music scenes in the 90s with her cheerleader themed version of iconic hit Mickey. But now, 26 years on, the pop star looks completely different in a social media video post that shows her looking a far cry away from her former trademark look.

Lolly, who is known to family and friends as Anna Shantha Kumble, also released other singles titled Viva La Radio and Big Boy's Don't Cry.

Taking to Instagram, the former singer introduced herself to fans as she spoke about the nostalgia surrounding her music background. She told fans: "Hello. It's Lolly here. A blast from your past. Or maybe not? Yes so I am Lolly. I sang some songs back in 1999 and 2000. Can you guess what they are?' the singer asked fans."

She added: "Well, you know what? Follow my channel and you can ask me any questions and I will spill all the beans."

Remaining a youthful appearance, the singer addressed her fans with her hair down over her shoulders, wearing a blue shirt teamed with a pearl necklace.

In 2018, the former pop star relaunched herself with two comeback albums which was streamed on Spotify and Apple Music. Last year

Last year, it was reported that Anna attracted more than two million followers on social media following her live performances and songs.

Prior to her entrance into the music industry, Anna had worked as a model and after she decided to hang up her microphone, she reverted back to her real name and started to explore the world of presenting.

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At the time, she worked for the BBC on shows including Xchange and also presented on Nickelodeon.

Anna was only 21 when she started her music career. Speaking to Retropop in 2023, she said: "We recorded it, got a deal, and it just went from there."

She added: "It was so organic and actually very easy.[The producers] were putting together S Club at the time. They were doing other things as well and they had this idea for an artist that looked like they’d been imported from Japan or something like that. So that was the initial concept for Lolly."

Anna continued: "They found Rachel Stevens in a shoe shop and asked her to audition. She did a few songs but it didn’t quite work out, so they put her in S Club. I did love pop music. I loved Steps and B*Witched and Spice Girls, and all that kind of stuff. But for me, it was a job.

The former pop star said: "I put the hair up and I was Lolly, and then took it down and I was Anna. That’s how I coped with it. When I released it, people just thought I was this silly kid, but it was an act. But it was a fun act. It was great! It was really good fun to go around and do that."

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