Moana Ete
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Moana Ete started singing from a young age at the Congregational Church of Samoa in Wellington
, New Zealand
. At the age of 9 she took guitar lessons and eventually started teaching herself.
She attended Wellington East Girls' college in Wellington. As a part of a year-10 music assignment students had to compose a piece of music. Ete wrote a song about her little sister entitled "Ahirana" on the guitar. From there, a love for songwriting was born and she continued to write and sing at school assemblies, talent quests and eventually in local bars and cafes.
In 2006, in her final year of high school Ete entered Smoke-free Rockquest as a solo artist and came second in the Wellington regionals and went on to come 3rd in the national competition. She also won best vocals.
Her vocal style has been likened to New Zealand Artists Iva Lamkum and Ladi 6. Her music is heavily influenced by that of Amy Winehouse
and the legendary Ella Fitzgerald
.
Ete is currently studying Acting at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. Ete is currently unsigned.
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. At the age of 9 she took guitar lessons and eventually started teaching herself.
She attended Wellington East Girls' college in Wellington. As a part of a year-10 music assignment students had to compose a piece of music. Ete wrote a song about her little sister entitled "Ahirana" on the guitar. From there, a love for songwriting was born and she continued to write and sing at school assemblies, talent quests and eventually in local bars and cafes.
In 2006, in her final year of high school Ete entered Smoke-free Rockquest as a solo artist and came second in the Wellington regionals and went on to come 3rd in the national competition. She also won best vocals.
Her vocal style has been likened to New Zealand Artists Iva Lamkum and Ladi 6. Her music is heavily influenced by that of Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
and the legendary Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
.
Ete is currently studying Acting at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. Ete is currently unsigned.