Artist:OMC
Song:How Bizarre
Album:How Bizarre
Most music fans probably remember hearing How Bizarre but know nothing about the group. The song was an international hit in 1997 and it's even had a revival on TikTok. The two guys behind this record are New Zealand natives Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson. Pauly had a band in the early 90s with siblings Phil, Tony and Christina called Houseparty and then Fuemana. Phil and Pauly recorded a couple of singles with Jansson. Jansson produced the 80s band Body Electric. They called themselves The Otara Millionaires Club which is a joke about how their hometown is the poorest suburb in Aukland. They shortened it to OMC. After Phil left to start his own record label, Pauly became the frontman of OMC. He and Jansson wrote and produced the 1997 album How Bizarre. After How Bizarre was a hit single in Australia and New Zealand, PolyGram's Mercury label picked it up for international distribution. Because How Bizarre was not released as a single in the US, it was not eligible for the Billboard Hot 100. But it did reach #4 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart and it topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. The girl singer in the video is Sina Saipaia. The album was certified Gold and it is available on CD. After a couple more singles charted in New Zealand, Fuemana and Jansson split up over a royalty dispute that wound up in court. They reunited in 2005 to release the single 4 All of Us featuring Xena star Lucy Lawless. Pauly Fuemana died on Jan. 31, 2010 at age 40. How Bizarre is still a memorable song. And it recently became a hit again when TikTok users did videos to How Bizarre. The hashtag generated over a billion views. That's crazy for a one hit wonder. Here's the video for How Bizarre by OMC.
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