In 2003 American singer Eamon burst onto the music scene with foul-mouth diss track called F*** It (I Don’t Want You Back) aimed at his cheating ‘ex’.
Fellow musician Frankee was the supposed woman in question and got her own back by denying the allegations in warring cover called F U Right Back.
Both tunes became hits around the world and catapulted the stars into the spotlight, only for it to be revealed years later the pair had never even met.
Singer Frankee had seemingly jumped on her rival’s success with Eamon forced to threaten legal action, before lawyers managed to straighten things out.
Here we take a look at where the rival singers are now….
War of words: In 2003 American singer Eamon burst onto the music scene with foul-mouth diss track called F*** It (I Don’t Want You Back) with his ex Frankee releasing a comback
Here we take a look at where the rival singers are now….
Who is Eamon?
Eamon Doyle, now 39, began his music career touring his native America as a child with his father in doo-wop group The Elations.
Starting off at such a young age led to him signing with Jive Records at the age of 15 and then releasing his first track, F*** It (I Don’t Want You Back) four years later.
Despite the self biographical nature of the foul-mouthed tune, Eamonn has since revealed to Uni Lad that it ‘all made up’.
He also told LA Weekly in 2020: ‘We shopped that record to everybody, and literally no one got it. They were like, “This is cool and all, but it’ll never get played”.’
Thankfully one NYC station picked up the song with larger stations following suit and the tune became an instant hit.
Recalling the period he told LA Weekly in the same interview: ‘All the labels called back and everybody jumped on the bandwagon, like, “We get it now! We get it now!”‘.
Month’s later Frankee’s track hit the airwaves with a female spin on Eamonn’s release piggybacking off his success.
Now and then: Eamon Doyle, now 39, began his music career touring his native America as a child with his father in doo-wop group The Elations (L, pictured in 2023, R in 2003)
Fibber: Despite the self biographical nature of the foul-mouthed tune, Eamonn has since revealed to Uni Lad that it ‘all made up’ (pictured in 2004)
He told Uni Lad: ‘When it finally was taken care of correctly and legally, I didn’t mind the success of the song because it did pretty well in certain territories around the world;.
Who is Frankee?
Frankee (real name Nicole Francine Aiello) now 40, sent her debut single anonymously into a radio station before revealing herself and singing with a top record label before she filmed her a video for the song.
Despite the drama surrounding her claims of being Eamon’s ex her subsequent songs failed in the charts and in 2006 she was dropped by her record.
Big break: Frankee (real name Nicole Francine Aiello) now 40, sent her debut single anonymously into a radio station before revealing herself and singing with a top record label before she filmed her a video for the song (pictured in 2003)
One hit wonder: Despite the drama surrounding her claims of being Eamon’s ex her subsequent songs failed in the charts and in 2006 she was dropped by her record (pictured in 2006)
Where is Eamon now?
Eamon eventually left his record label in 2008 and took time away from the music industry following disappointing sales of his second album Love & Pain.
He told LA Weekly that his overnight success proved a lot to handle as he struggled with the pressure from music executives and managers.
However he eventually got back to doing what he loves and has since released numerous singles as well as album Golden Rail Motel in 2017.
Exit: Eamon eventually left his record label in 2008 and took time away from the music industry following disappointing sales of his second album Love & Pain (pictured in 2020)
Back again: However he eventually got back to doing what he loves and has since released numerous singles as well as album Golden Rail Motel in 2017
Working hard: His songs have also featured been featured in a string of TV shows and movies including Fresh starring Sebastian Stan and Ryan Reynolds’ action flick Red Notice
Loved up: Eamon is now married with a young daughter and he often takes to social media to share snaps of his family
His songs have also featured been featured in a string of TV shows and movies including Fresh starring Sebastian Stan and Ryan Reynolds’ action flick Red Notice.
Eamon is now married with a young daughter and he often takes to social media to share snaps of his family.
Where is Frankee?
After being dropped by her label in 2006 Frankee left music behind and ventured into the modelling industry.
Unlike Eamon the one hit wonder does not have a social media presence and has not given interviews since her time in the spotlight.
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