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Baauer

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The Resume

    (April 30, 1989- )
    Born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Birth name is Harrison Bauer Rodrigues
    Recorded the singles 'Harlem Shake,' 'Higher,' and 'Dum Dum'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is another one of the 'one-name' people.
    He dresses like a pimp.
    Like LMFAO and Psy, his music consists primarily of whooping synthesizers and big dance beats.
    His song 'Harlem Shake' has inspired numerous flash mobs and inane internet memes.
    The song also features a sample of a feminine voice yelling 'con los terroristas,' which translates to 'with the terrorists' in Spanish.

Why he might not be annoying:

    In his childhood, he lived in Germany for a few years.
    He studied audio technology at City College in New York City.
    'Harlem Shake' was first released as a free download via Mad Decent's imprint label Jeffree's.
    His song 'Harlem Shake' became the 21st song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 215 Votes: 63.72% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 145 Votes: 57.93% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 159 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 336 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 79.31% Annoying