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Sometimes a lead singer gets kicked out of a band, or leaves when their head gets too big for them. How well did they do on their own?

Entries Beginning with P

Band		Name		Comments & Submittor Name
Perfume		Yuka Kawashima		Yuka Kawashima left the group in order to pursue her studies. She later joined another group called Risky, and then attempted a solo career as Yuka. She graduated from the Hiroshima University of Economics in 2011. Nowadays she lives in Hiroshima and works at YNN47. - music
Pink Floyd		Roger Waters		Let's face it, Amused To Death & Radio KAOS owned. - The Deke
Pink Floyd		Syd Barrett		Syd didn't need Pink Floyd to make a name for himself. Gotta admit, "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" were pretty awesome! - Jenny
Pink Floyd		Roger Waters		He spent the later albums during his PF career (pure examples are The Wall and The Final Cut) to himself (vocals, songwriting and the like), so he could've just credited them to his name and put the other band members as "produced by" rather than being kicked out. - Aaron
Platinum Blonde		Sergio Galli		Sergio was about to release a solo album at the time that Platinum Blonde was getting back together. Sergio played guitar in a brand new band called The Ending with Jesse Stull. Sergio was apprehensive about returning to Platinum Blonde after Kenny's demise but rejoined the band after he saw new recruits Rob Laidlaw and Dan Todd's enthusiasim. - Celeste
Platinum Blonde		Kenny MacLean		After Platinum Blonde broke up in 1991 Kenny went on to release a string of successful solo albums which netted him a Juno nomination for Most Promising Male and a SOCAN award for songwriting. - Celeste
Platinum Blonde		Kenny MacLean		After Platinum Blonde broke up in 1990 Kenny released a string of successful solo albums in the 1990s and early 2000s. But in late 2008 Kenny began to a renewed sense of purpose when he asked lead singer Mark Holmes about the prospect of getting the band back together and finishing some "unfinished business." - Celeste
The Platters		Tony Williams		Tony Williams was the lead singer of the Platters when they had their great hits--"The Great Pretender", "Only You", "Twilight Time", "Heaven On Earth". He left the band to pursue a solo career but never did make it on hos own... - Dan
Play		Janet Leon		Since the discontinuation of everGirl during the disbandment of Play, Janet Leon went solo and recorded some of her music. - Brandon Reina
The Pointer Sisters		Bonnie Pointer		Actually, based on Bonnie's only hit "Heaven Must Have Sent You", I believe she would have sold more records than her sisters. - Shepop
Poison		Bret Michaels		Bret Michaels, lead singer of Poison, the host of VH-1's Rock of Life. - Mickey D.
The Police		Sting		Sting continued to have hits, even after leaving the Police. Not sure I can say the same for the other band members. - Tim Kramar
Police		Sting		Sting told Andy and Stewart in the mid 80's that he was disbanding the group temporarily to pursue solo projects. Gotta be the longest layoff in music history. - Michael E Cormier
Pozo-Seco Singers		Don Williams		After this Texas folk trio broke up in 1970, Williams went on to become a highly successful country singer. Between 1973 and 1991, "The Gentle Giant" scored 52 Top 40 Country hits, with 17of them hitting #1. - Todd W. Zimmerman
Pretty Ricky		Pleasure P		Though 3/4 of them were rappers, they were considered by many to be an R&B group because Pleasure had such a strong presence. Soon after their sophomore album "Late Night Special" was released, Pleasure left the group to go solo. His album "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper" has been very successful, debuting in the Billboard Top 10, as well as "Did You Wrong," "Boyfriend #2," and "Under" becoming strong hits. As for Pretty Ricky-I think Spectacular's dance video explains everything. - Burmy87
Procol Harum		Robin Trower		After going solo in the 1970's, Trower's FM Hit 'Bridge of Sighs' becomes a fan favorite. He also sang 'Crucification Lane' and after that, he never sang on his own songs. - Paul Warren
Pure Prairie League		Vince Gill		The band had a hit with "Let Me Love You Tonight", but Vince didn't come into his own until later on the Country music scene, and has since had a record-breaking 18 CMA awards. - Eric
Pure Prairie League		Vince Gill		He was the lead singer on their 1980's hit "Let Me Love You Tonight" but left the band to become a very successful country singer. - crazydon

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