Aussie #SynthPop band #WaWaNee was huge in their native homeland but failed to find a worldwide audience. In 2012 they opened for #RickAstley on the Australian leg of his tour- Starckers loved their 1986 single “Sugar Free”
which critic #TadWhitmer called “a perfect pop song”

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#Interestingly Wa Wa Nee’s 1986 debut single, “Stimulation” was a #2 hit in Australia… and even touched the US Billboard Hot 100, topping out at #86. Peak Aussie chart flex for a first single, but not much in America. #WaWaNee #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 31, 1987, Aussie synth-pop/funk group Wa Wa Nee earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their “Sugar Free” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #35. #WaWaNee #OneHitWondered

New Zealand Pop Group Wa Wa Nee

Wonderland Burlesque's
Down The Rabbit Hole:
Wa Wa Nee

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Today, we take a look at New Zealand's Wa Wa Nee and their Prince-inspired pop!

#WaWaNee #Prince #NewZealand #PopMusic #MusicHistory #WonderlandBurlesque #gayblog #gay