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How did Color Me Badd get together?
Thornton and Abrams became friends in junior high school, and Watters and Calderon became friends in grade school.
The four met in the mid-1980s.
How did they decide on the band name?
The group originally formed in 1985 as Take One, but changed their name to Color Me Badd to avoid confusion with an a cappella band named Take 6.
How did they meet the other band members?
The four met in the mid-1980s while attending Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City.
Did they tour?
They aimed to be a vocal group in the vein of New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
They first performed together in a school talent show.
When did they start getting successful?
They also sang for Huey Lewis and the News, Sheila E.
and Ronnie Milsap, and opened for Tony! Toni! Tone! in Oklahoma City in 1988.
Did they have any hit songs?
They wrote "I Adore Mi Amor" back in Oklahoma City with their producer and friend Hamza Lee.
What was the inspiration for the song?
The producers advised that, being a multicultural group, they write a half-English, half-Spanish song.
Was the song successful?
Giant Records executive Cassandra Mills heard a tape of the band singing the song, and they signed with Giant on August 11, 1990.
Who managed the band?
Adil Bayyan, who would become Color Me Badd's manager and convince them to move to New York City to pursue a record deal.

Question: When did htey move to New York City?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Color Me Badd move to New York City?