Robbie Williams

He may be flashy, arrogant, a sycophant, and everything else you want to call him, but this guy has charisma and stage presence that are top-notch, along with a great voice and a repertoire that, overall, is more than sufficient, with a few missteps but plenty of great examples of genuine pop music; stretching it a bit, I could say that with a little less attention to MTV and a bit more effort, he could almost become the Ray Davies of the new millennium.