Pauly Fuemana

Early life Fuemana was born in Auckland, to parents Takiula Fuemana and Olivia Hohaia. He was of half-Niuean and half-Māori descent. OMC and Jansson ceased recording in 1998 but recorded again in 2005 to 2007. In 2002, it reached No. 71 on the list of 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. The single was a chart hit in many countries and spent multiple weeks at number one in several countries, reaching the top for two weeks in Austria, three weeks in Ireland, More than a million copies of the How Bizarre album were sold. OMC was voted #34 on the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time.

Death and legacy Fuemana died at North Shore Hospital on 31 January 2010, aged 40, of respiratory failure following a protracted battle with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

Fuemana's funeral was held on 5 February 2010, at the Pacific Island Presbyterian Church in Newton, New Zealand. The 200 attendees included rappers Dei Hamo, Ermehn and Darryl Thompson (also known as DLT), Alan Jansson, Simon Grigg, Nathan Haines, and Len Brown, the Mayor of Auckland.

Posthumously, Fuemana's music has found success on TikTok.