Noughties one-hit wonder Sandi Thom looks unrecognisable following public breakdown
1990s mayfly prodigy Sandi Thom looks unrecognizable after her 2015 online meltdown — as she makes a rare TV appearance to promote the remake of her hit I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker
Sandi Thom was unrecognizable on Saturday as she made a rare comeback to the spotlight after flying under the radar for years after she collapsed online.
The one-hit wonder, 41, who rose to fame shortly after the success of her 2006 song I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker, appeared on The morning show.
She promoted the remake of her hit single which she re-recorded and remixed with Australian DJ Harpoon in hopes of “bringing him back to life”.
Nearly 20 years after the release of her folk pop hit, the singer looked much more tense than ever.
Her bronzed beauty and leather jacket were a far cry from the blonde, bare-faced she once rocked for her popular music video, filmed in just one long shot.
Sandi Thom, 41, (pictured) was unrecognizable on Saturday as she made a rare comeback to the spotlight after flying under the radar for years after she collapsed online
Sighing over the latest version of the song that made her famous, she said: ‘It’s brilliant. It’s like a completely different version of the original.
“So it was great for me to go in and rework it and revamp it and bring it back to life.”
Sandi rose to fame as a one-hit wonder in 2006 when her debut single pushed Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy off the top of the charts.
However, her career failed to take off, with only two of her next 12 releases making the charts – peaking at numbers 22 and 58.
The one-hit wonder who briefly rose to fame after the success of her 2006 song I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker appeared on The Morning Show
She promoted the remake of her hit single which she re-recorded and remixed with Australian DJ Harpoon in hopes of “bringing him back to life”.
After years of struggling to get her music out there, Sandi finally succumbed to the pressure in 2015 when she couldn’t get her song Earthquake on the radio.
According to her tearful and explicit Facebook outburst, the blame for that lay with those who chose the playlist for national radio stations.
She said that despite tailoring the song specifically to the tastes of commercial broadcaster Bauer Media and their audience, they refused to play it on the radio.
“That’s basically 22 million people across the country who won’t hear this song because of one person’s decision,” she ranted.
Honestly I’m sick and tired of the bulls**t this industry attracts people like me and I’ve had it. Enough. I’m ready.
“F**k you Radio 2. F**k you Bauer network and f**k you all.”
Nearly 20 years after the release of her folk pop hit, the singer looked much more tense than ever