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After singing a cappella in his office, he signed the group on the spot. Shortly thereafter, Los Angeles KIBB radio night guy, Rick Hummer, was given the group's \"Open Arms\" demo and began spinning it during his dedication show. The group started calling into KIBB's \"Afterhours with Chaka Khan and Rick Hummer\" and sang for them, who immediately invited them into the station for their first on-air performance and interview. This gave them a solid launching pad and fan base in Los Angeles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe group's first album, Nu Flavor, debuted in 1997, launching two gold-certified singles: \"Heaven\" and \"Sweet Sexy Thing\". Their second album It's On! appeared two years later, which yielded the hit singles \"Sprung\", \"3 Little Words\" and \"Beautiful Girl\". Since then, the group has had numerous performances, including a free concert at Ypao Beach, Guam.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePangelinan, a former native of Guam, said he had always wanted to go back home; he finally did in October 2001. His father, Frank Pangelinan, Sr., is also a well known recording artist in Guam.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNu Flavor was on an episode of Beverly Hills 90210.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Nu+Flavor","playStationPath":"/stations/113264972/play","stationId":113264972,"bioPath":"/music/Nu+Flavor/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Kiley+Dean","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e62/e62ea46ad453de65d26ccb3db34e075d_md.jpg","artistName":"Kiley Dean","artistId":362962,"station_id":400316373},{"musicPath":"/music/Voices+of+Theory","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2c2/2c29fc1c40ce164426e0eefa78590c65_md.jpg","artistName":"Voices of Theory","artistId":10126,"station_id":113356167},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Carr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/259/259f3ec2d53dc8fdb9e9c5cbc0e82487_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Carr","artistId":13515,"station_id":113376347},{"musicPath":"/music/Horace+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e08/e0839d04380a21858dd32310a72737a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Horace Brown","artistId":108776,"station_id":281863306},{"musicPath":"/music/RL","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2c/a2c904ae573000e14c31a8944302e807_md.jpg","artistName":"RL","artistId":74088,"station_id":266045840},{"musicPath":"/music/Kevon+Edmonds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/37c/37c08b8c2d0c04a84a4ae62f9cdb6f40_md.jpg","artistName":"Kevon Edmonds","artistId":9769,"station_id":113326923},{"musicPath":"/music/Devante","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2a1/2a1d575fb78fb184590f6d0dd13696c3_md.jpg","artistName":"Devante","artistId":9268,"station_id":114105804},{"musicPath":"/music/Nathan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d2/4d2ed266c78b10f1c50fd8c156457484_md.jpg","artistName":"Nathan","artistId":138669,"station_id":287828774},{"musicPath":"/music/J+Shin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/370/370bbdd8aa380003d2a3aa0f253207e5_md.jpg","artistName":"J-Shin","artistId":10390,"station_id":113471105},{"musicPath":"/music/iMX","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/941/9417e4d36446580a8b3306394b58e4d9_md.jpg","artistName":"iMX","artistId":75482,"station_id":266268740},{"musicPath":"/music/Sterling+Simms","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c9/1c9cddbb9bb05bcbc7592a55849cdbcd_md.jpg","artistName":"Sterling Simms","artistId":14025,"station_id":113551447},{"musicPath":"/music/NLT","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6cb/6cb098670453eba7781d37f064c3ce18_md.jpg","artistName":"NLT","artistId":80865,"station_id":267959014},{"musicPath":"/music/Mokenstef","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/851/8517a459bcff692751248dae6a60d439_md.jpg","artistName":"Mokenstef","artistId":9922,"station_id":113491194},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeannie+Ortega","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22b/22b6787b0eca6453a9fce0f1079a25b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeannie Ortega","artistId":94053,"station_id":275673061},{"musicPath":"/music/Karina+Pasian","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/91a/91ac180336bf6225cee065f2064c5d6d_md.jpg","artistName":"Karina Pasian","artistId":13698,"station_id":113285845},{"musicPath":"/music/Shawn+Stockman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/840/840eef357310d841fa15faf4f44539be_md.jpg","artistName":"Shawn Stockman","artistId":460495,"station_id":401326969},{"musicPath":"/music/Adrian+Hood","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f41/f41e19621d32718bd711cf0cdf77c48a_md.jpg","artistName":"Adrian Hood","artistId":139864,"station_id":287829237},{"musicPath":"/music/Stevie+Hoang","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a0f/a0fed33f32b5817bfbc63220f7de120e_md.jpg","artistName":"Stevie Hoang","artistId":81342,"station_id":268156285}]}