In 1995, Ondrasik signed with EMI Records. He adopted Five for Fighting as a “band name” that same year at the request of EMI executives, who found Ondrasik’s name difficult to pronounce. EMI also had concerns that the male singer-songwriter was “dead” in the mid-1990s. According to Ondrasik, the label “loved” the name Five for Fighting even though it sounded like a “heavy-metal band”. “Five for fighting” is an ice hockey expression that means a five-minute major penalty for participating in a fight . Ondrasik is a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team.
Signed with EMI Records
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