Che Fu

Che Fu
Birth name	Che Kuo Eruera Ness
Born	1974 (age 42–43)
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Hip Hop Reggae Soul Funk
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Sony/BMG
Associated acts	Supergroove, DLT, Dam Native, King Kapisi, Aaradhna
Website	Facebook Che Fu The Musician

Che Ness (MNZM), better known by his stage name Che Fu, is a New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae artist, songwriter and producer. A founding member of the hugely successful band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally. Che Fu is considered a pioneer of Hip hop and Pasifika music in New Zealand.

Che Fu was born Che Ness in Auckland. His mother, Miriama Rauhihi-Ness is of Māori descent and his father Tigilau Ness is Niuean. Fu's parents are well-known political activists, notably as members of the Polynesian-rights group, the Polynesian Panthers, and founding members of rastafarian movement 12 Tribes of Israel. Tigilau is a musician and part of the band Unity Pacific as well as his son's band, The Krates. The Ness family are Rastafarians.

While a student at Western Springs College, Fu and a group of friends formed the Low Down Dirty Blues Band, who later became Supergroove. Supergroove released their debut album Traction in 1994. The album went triple platinum in New Zealand and won five tuis. Before finishing their second album, Backspacer, Fu left Supergroove to pursue a solo career.

Fu was invited to record a single with well-known New Zealand DJ DLT. The song Chains protested French nuclear testing in the Pacific and was released in July 1996, within weeks of Fu leaving Supergroove. Chains was a Number One hit on the New Zealand Singles Charts and won three tuis, namely Single of the year, Best male vocalist, and Best songwriter. This marked the beginning of Fu's solo career and brought prominence to Hip Hop in New Zealand.

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