OMC (band)
OMC | |
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Also known as | Otara Millionaires Club |
Origin | Latin |
Years active | 1992–2010 |
Labels | Huh! Records, PolyGram, Mercury Records |
Past members | Phil Fuemana († 2005) Pauly Fuemana († 2010) Alan Jansson Herman Loto († 2023) Paul Ave |
OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, were a New Zealand music group, then duo, with vocalist
Career
Origin (1992–1995)
The Otara Millionaires Club was formed in 1992 by
How Bizarre (1995–1997)
Signed to Simon Grigg's Huh! label, OMC released the single "How Bizarre" in New Zealand in late 1995. It was an immediate smash hit even without a video, reaching number one in early 1996 and staying there for three weeks. It sold over 35,000 copies.
The same year, "How Bizarre" went to number one in Australia for five weeks, sold over 150,000 singles, and was certified as a platinum single. Later in the year the single went to number 5 in the
In the United States, "How Bizarre" spent 32 weeks on
OMC's third single, "On the Run", reached number 56 on the UK in 1997.[8]
In 1996, OMC's debut album, also entitled How Bizarre, was released.[6] The album sold in the United States in excess of half a million copies, and charted worldwide. Between 1995 and 2000, world-wide OMC sales are estimated at between three and four million records.
Follow-up success (1997–2010)
"How Bizarre" was followed by the singles "Land of Plenty" which reached the top 5 in the New Zealand charts; "Right On" which achieved platinum-status in New Zealand; and "On The Run" which was a minor international hit in the
Fuemana and Jansson regrouped in 2005 and released the single "4 All of Us", featuring the actress Lucy Lawless as a guest vocalist, in 2007.
In 2002, their song "How Bizarre" reached #71 on the 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders hosted by William Shatner.
Death of Pauly and Phil
Phil died in 2005 of a heart attack.[9]
On 31 January 2010, Pauly Fuemana died at North Shore Hospital in Auckland after suffering for several years from a chronic degenerative disease, progressive demyelinating polyneuropathy, an auto-immune disorder similar to the nerve disease multiple sclerosis. He was 40 years old, and was survived by his wife and six children. In February 2010, "How Bizarre" briefly reentered the charts in New Zealand following news of Pauly Fuemana's death.[10][11][12]
Discography
Album
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | sales threshold )
| |||
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NZ [4] |
CAN | SWI [13] |
US [14] | |||
How Bizarre |
|
5 | 44 | 35 | 40 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | sales threshold )
|
Album | |||||||||
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NZ [4] |
AUS [17] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (Fl) [19] |
GER [20] |
NED
[21] |
SWE
[22] |
SWI [13] |
UK
[8] |
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1994 | "We R the OMC" (as The Otara Millionaires Club)[24] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Proud: An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation | |
1995 | "How Bizarre" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | How Bizarre | |
1996 | "Right On" | 11 | 88 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
"On the Run" | 30 | — | — | 57 | 82 | 98 | — | — | 56 | — | |||
1997 | "Land of Plenty" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love L.A." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2007 | "4 All of Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Awards
New Zealand Music Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | OMC | Most Promising Group | Won | [28] |
Paul Fuemana (OMC) | Most Promising Male | Won | ||
"How Bizarre" | Single of the Year | Won | ||
Alan Jansson for "How Bizarre" (OMC) | Engineer of the Year | Won | ||
1997 | How Bizarre | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Rick Huntington & Alan Jansson for How Bizarre by OMC | Album Cover of the Year | Nominated | ||
Rick Huntington & Alan Jansson for How Bizarre by OMC | Engineer of the Year | Nominated | ||
Alan Jansson for How Bizarre by OMC | Producer of the Year | Nominated | ||
OMC | International Achievement | Won | ||
1998 | OMC | International Achievement | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d e Grigg, Simon (2015). How Bizarre: Pauly Fuemana and the Song That Stormed the World. Awa Press.
- ^ Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Audioculture - Alan Jansson profile
- ^ a b c "Discography OMC". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "OMC - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Pop songs - week of August 16, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ a b "OMC". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Hip-hop stars farewell mentor". NZ Herald. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- One News. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "OMC - HOW BIZARRE (SONG)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "OMC - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b "OMC IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "OMC". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – OMC – How Bizarre". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 15, 2011: OMC certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- "How Bizarre": "OMC IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- "Right On": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
- ^ "OMC in der Österreichischen Hitparade". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "OMC in Ultratop Vlaanderen". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Discographie OMC". Germancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discografie OMC". Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Discography OMC". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "OMC Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Huh! Records catalogue". Simon Grigg. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – OMC – How Bizarre". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – OMC – Right On". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "Aotearoa Music Awards". aotearoamusicawards.nz. Retrieved 18 August 2021.