THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED?
Six British acts that came to take the colonies, with wildly mixed results. Mark Ronson The producer of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black album delivered 2015’s earworm to beat alongside Bruno Mars on “Uptown Funk.” Ed Sheeran He’s yet to have a No. 1 single in Canada, but we still let him host the Much Music Video Awards. The X Factor The sausage factory of British pop has delivered One Direction, Olly Murs and Little Mix but, so far, just one No. 1 hit in Canada: Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love.” Emeli Sandé The British soul singer’s critically acclaimed debut album was a No. 1 hit in the U.K., but peaked at 22 in Canada. Robbie Williams In the U.K., he has nine No. 1 albums; in Canada, only two albums charted, both peaking at No. 17. Adele Her album 21 was the bestselling album of both 2011 and 2012 in Canada, and ultimately became the fourth bestselling album ever in Canada.