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The song became viral on TikTok, [1] and saw success in Australia, the Pacific and the United States. [8] The song was a hit in New Zealand, becoming platinum certified in 2022. [9] At the 2022 Pacific Music Awards, Bina Butta and her brother were nominated for the Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist award. [10]
Together they recorded an EP of folk songs sung in Samoan, which was released as Samoa Silasila in 2022. [9] Keep It Tropical, Alu's fourth album, was released in May 2024. [10] It was described by Songlines magazine as "nothing too demanding, just a finger-tapping sway in a sun-drenched musical hammock."
The song became viral on TikTok, [7] and saw success in Australia, the Pacific and the United States. [2] The song began charting in New Zealand in late October, [8] and by March had become certified gold. [9] The song charted for most of 2022, [10] and became the 16th best performing song by a New Zealand artists in 2022. [11]
Jerome Grey is a Samoan musician based in California. His song "We Are Samoa" was popular and became an unofficial anthem for the country. [2] Grey was educated at Chanel College in Apia. [3] Among the musicians he has worked with are Seminary Uesele and Harry Sinapi, collectively known as the Samoan Three.
Pene Pati (born 1987) [1] is a Samoan-born New Zealand tenor opera singer, specialising in lyrical repertoire and bel canto.. He has been singing on international stages since 2017 and has had a successful career, with some calling him one of the most prominent young opera artists.
Ahead, find the best TikTok songs of 2022 and from the app's early days — and while you're at it, you might as well give us a follow, too. 😉 "About Damn Time" by Lizzo "As It Was" by Harry Styles
Samoa police brass band marching in Apia to flag raising ceremony. The band marches every morning Mondays - Fridays in Samoa. With the introduction of Christianity, especially after the arrival of LMS missionaries in 1830, the music of Samoa was greatly influenced by Western evangelical hymnody and popular music, particularly North American popular music.
Jordan Gavet is an Australian-New Zealand R&B singer of Samoan descent. Gavet debuted as a musician in 2019 through Sony Music New Zealand after over a decade of releasing demos to Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2023, her song "He Said", originally a demo from 2008, became a hit in New Zealand.