Pop Scars, 9781785123122
Hardcover
90s popstar’s shocking story: fame, secrets, addiction, and survival.
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Pop Scars

a memoir on fame, addiction and the dark side of 90s pop - 'unflinching and unmissable', heat magazine

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  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2025

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Summary

Pop Scars: From Teen Idol to Rock Bottom and Back

Born in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh’s rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997, all the while achieving top ten hits, appearing on countless magazine covers, performing on Top of the Pops and gigging alongside the Spice Girls. The stuff that dreams are made of.

But Anthony - or Kava…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785123122
ISBN-10:1785123122
Author:Anthony Kavanagh
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:BLINK Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:3 November 2025
Weight:532g
Dimensions:242mm x 164mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

‘Raw, funny and completely fearless… told with the singer’s down-to-earth wit, warmth and brutal honesty, this is a wild, moving and ultimately redemptive ride through the highs and horrors of fame, addiction, grief and survival. Unflinching - and unmissable.’ – Lisa Howells * HEAT Magazine *

About The Author

Anthony Kavanagh

Anthony Kavanagh is a writer, singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s with a number of hit singles, including ‘I Can Make You Feel Good’ and ‘MFEO’. He lives in London.

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