Stellar*
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| Origin | New Zealand | |
| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Years active | 1994 – present | |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG | |
| Members | ||
| Boh Runga Andrew Maclaren Chris Van de Geer Kurt Shanks |
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Stellar* are a New Zealand based rock band.
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[edit] Formation
In 1992, musicians Boh Runga and Andrew Maclaren moved to Auckland from Christchurch. Eventually with other musicians, initially guitarist Joel Haines they formed stellar* in 1994. Originally a three piece they wrote their fist single Ride. This featured in a short film Headlong by Simon Raby. The band in its initial form didn't last. Later Runga and Maclaren came across bass player Kurt Shanks and reformed the band as a four piece.
In 1998 the band signed on with Sony BMG music NZ, later that year they released their first commecial single What You Do (Bastard). 1999 saw their first album release Mix, then the second-highest selling NZ album ever.[1]
Mix would go on to gain Stellar* numorous accolades at New Zealand's 2000 Tui awards. It was also released in Australia, and resulted in Stellar* being a tour support for Alanis Morissette (who they got along well with) and Garbage (who they did not get along with, owing to similarities between the two bands). An extended version of Mix was also released, which featured a CD-ROM of three of their music videos.
In 2001 a follow-up album was released, Magic Line, a far more pop-rock based album than their first. After the release of a few singles from it, the band took an extended break, which due to different band members solo projects, took five years.
Finally, 2006 bore release of their third album Something like Strangers.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart positions | Certification | Catalog Number |
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1999 | Mix | Sony BMG | 5x Platinum (NZ) | ||
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2001 | Magic Line | Sony BMG | |||
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2006 | Something Like Strangers | Sony BMG |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification |
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| 1996 | "Happy Gun" | Single | - | - |
| 1998 (NZ) 1999 (AUS) |
"What You Do (Bastard)" | Mix | - | - |
| 1999 | "Part of Me" | Mix | - | - |
| 1999 (NZ) 2000 (AUS) |
"Violent" | Mix | - | - |
| 1998 | "Undone" | Mix | - | - |
| 1999 | "One More Day" | Mix | - | - |
| 2000 | "Every Girl" | Mix | - | - |
| 2001 | "All It Takes" | Magic Line | - | - |
| 2002 | "Taken" | Magic Line | - | - |
| 2003 | "Star" | Magic Line | didn't chart | - |
| 2003 | "One More Day" | Magic Line | didn't chart | - |
| 2006 | "Whiplash" | Something Like Strangers | didn't chart | - |
| 2006 | "For A While" | Something Like Strangers | didn't chjart | - |
[edit] Trivia
- Mix was then the second-highest selling NZ album ever at the time[2], second only to Drive by Bic Runga, who is Boh Runga's younger sister .
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- Smithies, Grant. "Double Trouble" (Reprint), Sunday Star Times, Fairfax Media, New Zealand, 2002-11-03. Retrieved on 2006-08-24. (in English)
