14 songs that were originally turned down by major artists

Some of the biggest songs by artists like Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga were actually originally turned down by other major artists!

Although we can't imagine hits like 'Happy', 'Umbrella' and 'Toxic' being performed by anybody else, things in the music charts could have been VERY different if these songs were taken up by the original artists.

Here are some massive hits which were originally offered to someone completely different:

Imagine?!

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