Hang on – Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn is a COVER

This changes everything

Natalie Imbruglia Torn

by Carl Smith |
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Natalie Imbruglia's Torn is, undoubtedly, the soundtrack to our lives. It's seen us through many a school disco, awkward family barbecue and break-up. It even had us giggling at the back of the classroom whenever that "lying naked on the floor" line got brought up. So naughty.

So you can imagine how SHOOK we were to discover Torn's actually a COVER; with the original released four years earlier in 1993 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen.

This. Changes. Everything.

Twitter user @VilinskiKonjic took to the social media platform to remind (or educate) us all that Natalie's smash is actually a cover of a cover; and '90s kids can't quite get over it.

So here's the deal. Back in 1993 LA alt-rock band Ednaswap wrote the track which was then released by Danish singer Lis Sørensen. The song was translated to Brændt; Danish for 'burnt.'

Ednaswap then recorded their own song (kinda confusing) two years later in 1995; giving it a moody, melancholic spin.

Ah, then Natalie Imruglia's classic version came in 1997.

And, understandably, people are losing their minds.

Mind blown.

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Will Young

Will obviously beat Gareth Gates in the final and went on to release a string of massive singles including Light My Fire and Leave Right Now. In 2009 he released a greatest hits album and just missed out on a spot on The Voice panel to The Script's Danny O'Donoghue. In 2016 he joined Strictly Come Dancing; only to leave the show three weeks later due to 'personal reasons.'

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Gareth Gates

Gareth released three studio albums after finishing in second place, including the absolute tune that was Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake). In 2014 he competed in Dancing on Ice: All Stars and joined supergroup 5th Story on The Big Reunion. He's been in a relationship with Coronation Street actress Faye Brookes since 2012.

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Darius Campbell

Darius Campbell (who back then went by Darius Danesh) had previously auditioned for Popstars with his cover of Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time; and returned to Pop Idol the next year. He went on to release five top ten singles and won ITV show Popstar to Operastar in 2010.

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Zoe Birkett

Zoe came fourth on the show and released a top twenty single (Treat Me Like a Lady, which reached number 12) before being dropped by Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller's label. In 2014 she entered Big Brother (not even the celebrity version) and came ninth.

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Hayley Evetts

After finishing fifth, Hayley bagged a small role on Coronation Street and starred as Sandy in Grease alongside Robbie Williams' best mate Jonathan Wilkes. She auditioned for The X Factor in 2012 (though didn't make it past boot camp) and in 2016 was one of the candidates set to represent Romania at Eurovision before pulling out due to a severe knee injury.

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Rosie Ribbons

Rosie signed a five-album deal after coming sixth; releasing top twenty singles Blink and A Little Bit. After her record label went bust she was released from her contract, but Rosie did enter Australian Idol in 2007. Didn't make it through to the final 12, though.

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Laura Doherty

Laura now has a music degree after graduating from University of Ulster in 2006. She now teaches hip-hop dancing in schools.

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Aaron Bayley

Aaron now plays weddings and functions as part of the Aaron Bayley Band (inspired.) He also joined fellow popstar-types Andy Scott-Lee, Stacey McClean, Rikki Loney and Kavana in supergroup G*Mania, who went on tour performing Glee songs.

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Jessica Garlick

She might've only finished ninth, but Jessica went on to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with Come Back. She even managed to come third, which is pretty bloody amazing.

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Rik Waller

Rik was replaced by Darius when he was forced to leave the live shows due to severe laryngitis. He released a top 10 single - a cover of Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You - and appeared on Celebrity Fit Club in 2002. Back in March 2014, he was an exam invigilator.

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Korben Niblett

According to his LinkedIn profile, Korben's been a Regional Education Manager at Estee Lauder Travel since late 2014.

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This article first appeared on heat on 29 August 2017.

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