One Hit Wonders

• In 1977, Guillermo Vilas played 31 ATP Tour singles tournaments, entered 22 finals (including 3 Grand Slam Tournaments) and won 16 titles - the Record of number of singles titles won by one player in a year in the Open Era (including 2 Grand Slam titles).

• He also had a 46 winning streak in any surfaces in ATP Tour (50 if counting an unofficial tournament) - the longest overall winning streak in Open Era.

• The ATP record of 53 matches winning streak on clay (including unofficial tournaments), finished within 1977, was broken by Rafael Nadal in May 2006.

• He is still the only player to win ATP singles titles in five different continents in the same year - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. (1977)

• During the 90’s he decided to join the House music movement in Argentina which resulted in this One Hit Wonder which may share it fame with Yannick Noah’s reggae (coming soon)

20 Fingers is the name of a musical group popular in the early 1990s for producing a series of novelty pop music and rap music songs. Numerous singers affiliated with this group had hits on their own, most notably Gillette (born Sandra) who scored hits with “Short Short Man” and “Mr. Personality”. Another 20 Fingers spin-off resulted in the club hit “Lick It”.

20 Fingers is known for its occasionally sexually explicit lyrics, which has resulted in some songs being released in censored and uncensored versions (for example, Gillette’s “Short Short Man” is entitled “Short Dick Man” in its uncensored version. “Lick It”, similarly, had both edited and unedited versions released.
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Later in Argentina a radio playlist editor named himself Machito Ponce recorded a Short Dick Men version which was an overnight sensation in Argentina and Uruguay. Check it out and tell me which one do you prefer.

MC Hammer (later Hammer) (born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California, on March 30, 1962) is an American rapper who was popular during the 1980s and early 1990s, known for his dramatic rise to and fall from fame and fortune, his trademark parachute pants, and for leaving a lasting influence on hip hop culture and music. He became a preacher in the 1990s and now has his own television program. He lives in Tracy, California with his wife Stephanie and six children
Hammer reaffirmed his Christian beliefs in October 1997 and now has a television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Hammer has officiated at the celebrity weddings of actor Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague on 30 October 2002 and Mötley Crüe, Vince Neil and Lia Gerardini in January 2005.

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Blind Melon signed to Capitol Records in 1991 and recorded an unreleased demo. Frontman Shannon Hoon and Axl Rose (who was a friend of Hoon’s sister) re-met, and Hoon sang back-up on several Guns N’ Roses tracks, including “Don’t Cry”. The band’s self-titled debut album, produced by Rick Parashar (Pearl Jam), sold poorly until the single and music video for “No Rain” hit the airwaves and became a smash success, along with the popular video which featured the equally popular “Bee Girl” (played by Heather DeLoach). Subsequently, Blind Melon went platinum four times. After opening for Neil Young, Lenny Kravitz, Soundgarden and The Rolling Stones, Blind Melon’s own tour was cut short due to Hoon’s escalating drug abuse.

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“Macarena” is a song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. It was originally released in 1993, as a new flamenco rumba pop fusion theme with fully Spanish lyrics, with a significant success in Spain and Mexico. After being remixed by the Bayside Boys and having English lyrics added, it became a worldwide hit in summer 1996. The single spent 14 weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, one of the longest runs atop the Hot 100 chart in history. During its heyday, the song was played frequently at professional athletic games, rallies, conventions, and other places. The Macarena remained popular through 1996, but by the end of 1997, its popularity had diminished greatly. The song also broke records at the time by remaining in the Hot 100 chart for 60 weeks.

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Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller on March 18, 1964 in Ndola, Zambia) is a female dance music performer from Zimbabwe. She is best known for her 1991 hit Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good). Her club success has earned her the title Queen of Rave.

Rozalla first came on the scene in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, the country she had moved to from her birth country. Her singles charted well in the area and she moved to London in 1988. Rozalla’s career took off when Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good) reached number 6 in the UK charts in 1991. The track soon crossed over to international charts and reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year.