Where is the band omc from

Born to a Nuiean father and a Maori mother, Fuemana grewup in the working-class Auckland suburb of Otara, where he frequently got into trouble with authorities before finding a creative outlet through music, forming the Hip-Hop group Otara Millionaires Club with his brother Phillip Fuemana and Paul Ave in Fuemana and Jansson penned some new tunes, the first of which, How Bizarre , became a No.

By mid the single was No. Fuemana and Jansson collaborated on OMC's full-length debut, How Bizarre , featuring the hit title single plus nine eclectic new tracks. The album sold between three and four million copies, making it the highest selling New Zealand record of all time.

Led by the undeniable sound of a mariachi trumpet, "How Bizarre" had such a distinct sound in the US, that the song was hard to ignore.

The album of the same name went on to sell over a million copies and it reached platinum status not only in the US but in several other countries as well. OMC was originally a band of about 18 members due to the rich amount of instruments played on their first and only album but before the their single even charted in the US, they disbanded.

Pauly Fuemana, the front man of OMC, continued to use the name in his solo career. Unfortunately, due to his lack of success after "How Bizarre", Pauly Fuemana filed for bankruptcy in There is not much to this music video.

It has the lead singer, Pauly Fuemana driving around in his Chevy '69 just like described in the song. It pictures him dancing, singing and throwing around money. It's a fairly simple music video.

Check it out! Interested in other songs from the countdown? Check out the other Top Songs of the s here. After watching VH1's Greatest Songs of the 90s, I was inspired to start up a series of posts with my picks for the Top Songs of the s. I am going to skip out on the rap songs since I am not that big of an expert on that field of music. I am tempted to include some pop from the 90s but we will see if any of it actually makes the list.

PolyGram in New Zealand were reluctant to go with the quirky single but had their hand forced by the enthusiastic reaction when Grigg and Jansson took the initiative and presented the record directly to PolyGram Australia. The single won the immediate support of urban Auckland station Mai FM.

By the end of January, it was No. It was released in Australia in March , where it also headed to the top of the charts. Though the record initially seemed to have flopped in Britain, a BBC Radio One host Chris Evans happened to hear it on a visit to Australia and began to play it heavily on his prime time breakfast show.

As it began its ascent of the British charts, Pauly was summoned to London for a television appearance on that cultural institution Top of The Pops. No sooner had he completed the 20, mile round-trip, he was called to London again. And so began a pattern of globetrotting that would keep Fuemana moving around the world for the next few years, promoting his hit. The song eventually became the biggest hit ever written and recorded in New Zealand by a New Zealand artist, made the Top 10 in 15 countries, and reached No.

Though these deeply autobiographical pieces showed there was far more range and potential in OMC than their novel No. The album, however, sold well on account of its title track, selling platinum one million units in the USA. By this time, Pauly was a wealthy man, spending his newfound fortune on clothes, cars, recording equipment and international holidays for himself and his family, and generally living the high life.

But he was also growing exhausted, and this, combined with his short temper, led to numerous and sometimes violent confrontations. At one point it was reported that he had assaulted a representative of his American record label. In addition, he was under pressure from international agents to work with producers other than Jansson.

Jansson and Fuemana would not work together for almost a decade. Eventually sales slowed, touring and recording ground to a complete halt; only the spending continued. In June Pauly Fuemana was declared bankrupt. The gentle appealing song featured a guest appearance by actor Lucy Lawless, internationally known for her title role in the TV series Xena, Warrior Princess.

Though Jansson and Fuemana developed some other material at this time, the partnership dissolved again and no further OMC records would ever be released. Fuemana was discharged from bankruptcy in Phil Fuemana. Nathan Haines.