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Bic Runga

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Musician

The Resume

    (January 13, 1976- )
    Birth name is Briolette Kah Bic Runga
    Recorded 'Sway,' 'Drive' and 'Get Some Sleep'
    Contributed songs on the 'American Pie' soundtrack and 'Team New Zealand/America's Cup' compilation album
    Won seven awards at the New Zealand Music Awards (1998)
    Favorite drink is Cuban Mojito (a mix of white rum, sugar, lime and mint)

Why she might be annoying:

    She's a control freak when it comes to her music.
    She performed on the Lilith Fair tour (1998).
    She was raised on a beach.
    She is not a team player.
    She shares her name with an inexpensive disposable pen and shaver.
    She smokes Cuban cigars.
    She said the worst meal she ever ate was at an IHOP.
    Her favorite toy was the plastic egg shape that Leggs Stockings came in.
    She said the reason she isn't in a band is 'I'm kind of musically anti-social.'
    At four, she wrote a song called 'I Can See Your Ass Shining in the Moonlight.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She writes and produces all of her music.
    She plays various instruments on her albums, including guitar, piano, drums, xylophone, mellotron, banjo and harmonica.
    Her first single, 'Drive,' was a demo track that Sony released in its original demo form.
    Her debut album, 'Drive,' sold six times platinum.
    She is New Zealand's most successful local musician.
    She had a second residency in New York City (1998).
    Her brother and sisters are vocalists in separate bands.
    She said that if she has a song idea in the middle of the night and can't remember it in the morning it was probably not worthwhile.
    She describes herself as 'Really good at shopping and quite a good driver.'
    Among her favorite movies is 'South Park - the Movie.'
    She said: 'Most of the musicians who really blow me away are either dead or over 50.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 55 Votes: 12.73% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 89 Votes: 53.93% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 74 Votes: 55.41% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 277 Votes: 37.18% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 731 Votes: 54.58% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 506 Votes: 49.60% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1741 Votes: 39.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 59.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 60.31% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 183 Votes: 67.21% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 224 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 549 Votes: 65.39% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 325 Votes: 60.62% Annoying