The Resume

(June 29, 1943-April 10, 2003)
Birth name was Eva Boyd
Recorded 'The Loco-Motion,' 'Keep Your Hands off My Baby,' 'Hula Hoppin',' 'Let's Turkey Trot' and 'Swingin' on a Star' (duet with Big Dee Irwin)
Died of cervical cancer at age 59

Why he might be annoying:

She was under 5 feet (thus the 'Little' Eva).
Her middle name was Narcissus.
The song 'He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)' by The Crystals was written about the abuse she suffered from her boyfriend (whom she married).
She was labeled a 'dance craze singer' and couldn't match her early '60s success.
She was on welfare for most of the '70s and '80s.

Why he might not be annoying:

She baby sat for the Gerry Goffin/Carole King songwriting duo.
'The Loco-Motion' hit #1 on Billboard's singles chart in 1962.
The song reappeared on the U.K. charts and was a #11 hit for her again in 1972.
The song was a #1 hit in 1974 for Grand Funk and #3 hit in 1988 for Kylie Minogue.
She was rediscovered after the Minogue version and got off welfare by performing on oldies circuits until her death.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beehive Hair-dos
• Black and Beautiful
• Black Women Loved by Whites
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6291943)
• Gapped Tooth
• I am a Born-Again Christian
• I Covered Ben E. King’s ‘Stand By Me’
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 59)
• I Have Cervical Cancer
• I Inspired a Dance
• I Married Young
• I Performed on American Bandstand [L-Q]
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1962)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1962)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2016)
• Profiles 18501-18750 (Ranked: 18711)
• Rock Chicks
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 301-400 [Performers] (Ranked: 350)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 05]
• Spousal Abuse Victims
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 55)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 20.69% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 169 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 45.92% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 144 Votes: 46.53% Annoying