Che Fu (Ness) - Music- Term 4 2018

Che Kuo Eruera Ness was born in 1974 in Auckland. The Ness family are all Rastafarians., but his mum Miriama Rauhihi-Ness is Māori. He went to Western Springs College (I guess to study music?)

Che is a musician who works as a songwriter, producer, hip-hop and reggae artist. His dad (Tigilau Ness) is in a band named ‘Unity Pacific’. While Che was in college, he and his friends formed a band named ‘The Low Down Dirty Blues Band’. But was later name ‘Supergroove’.

He has made a ton of songs, of which have won many awards. He won (and was nominated for);

Year	Award	Work	Result
1995	Album of the Year	Traction	Won
1995	Single of the Year	“Can’t Get Enough”	Nominated
1996	International Achievement		Nominated
1997	Single of the Year	“Chains”	Won
1997	Best Male Vocalist	“Chains”	Won
1997	Best Songwriter	“Chains”	Won
1999	Single of the Year	“Scene III”	Won
1999	Album of the Year	2b S Pacific	Nominated
1999	Best Producer	2b S Pacific	Nominated
2002	Album of the Year	The Navigator	Won
2002	Single of the Year	“Fade Away”	Won
2002	Top Male Vocalist	The Navigator	Won
2002	Best R&B/Hip-Hop Album	The Navigator	Won
2002	Best Songwriter	“Fade Away”	Nominated
2002	Best Cover Design	“Fade Away”	Nominated
2003	Single of the Year	“Misty Frequencies”	Nominated
2003	Best Male Vocalist	“Misty Frequencies”	Won
2003	Best Music Video	“Misty Frequencies”	Won
2003	Songwriter of the Year	“Misty Frequencies”	Nominated
2006	Best Male Solo Artist	Beneath the Radar	Nominated

Ness was introduced to music at the age of four. He was at Western Springs stadium on a stage next to
the keyboardist from the Wailers watching a Bob Marley performance- live. He was raised by his grandmother, but having a musical father he was also raised with a daily soundtrack. It not only included reggae, but it also included Stevie Wonder, Maceo Parker, James Brown, The Gap Band, and the classic Motown artists. So, considering he listened to songs as a kid, and his father was a musician,

it was more or less likely his father inspired him.

Something you may not know about Che, he is actually a type 2 diabetic. He went to a school (Tangaroa
College in Ōtara) and rapped a song about fighting sugar (Tangaroa College is taking part in the sugar-free programme about students’ sugar consumption). Che Fu’s rap.

Another thing you might not know is that Che had made a faulty shooting tweet. He posted a tweet saying he walked into a shooting, a man was shot, and the shooter was still on the loose. All while police were dealing with a bomb threat (which turned out to just be a suitcase). He apologised saying-

Another thing you might not know is that Che had made a faulty shooting tweet. He posted a tweet saying- "In hindsight, I think that might not have been the wisest thing, to those involved, I'm sorry. I did not want to mislead anyone, that's not my thing."