"Sailing Away" is a single by a group of 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...

 singers and personalities who sang the song to support KZ 7

KZ 7

New Zealand "Kiwi Magic" was the America's Cup challenge boat sailed by Chris Dickson in the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger series held in Gage Roads off Fremantle, Australia during the summer months of 1986 through 1987...

 in the 1987

1987 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

 America's Cup

America's Cup

The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...

. The song begins with an altered version of a Māori

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

 folk song, Pokarekare Ana

Pokarekare Ana

Pokarekare Ana is a traditional New Zealand love song, probably communally composed about the time World War I began in 1914.-Authorship disputes:...

, performed by Annie Crummer. The music video was filmed in the Auckland Domain. The single spent 9 weeks at #1 in the New Zealand chart in 1986, the longest time for any single by a New Zealand artist until "Brother

Brother (Smashproof song)

"Brother" is a single that was released by New Zealand hip-hop group Smashproof in early 2009. The song features Gin Wigmore. It was made as a metaphor to life in South Auckland. 'Brother' has proven to be very popular on the domestic music scene...

" by Smashproof

Smashproof

Smashproof is a New Zealand Hip hop/Rap male group. Smashproof consists of Young Sid, Tyree and Deach. They are best known for the single "Brother" which spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ singles chart in 2009. The song "Brother" features singer Gin Wigmore.The...

 and Gin Wigmore

Gin Wigmore

Virginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke...

 in 2009.

All Of Us

(in singing order)

• Dave Dobbyn
  Dave Dobbyn
  Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
  
  
• Billy T. James
  Billy T. James
  Billy T James, , born William James Te Wehi Taitoko, was a New Zealand entertainer, comedian and actor. He starred in numerous TV shows and variety programmes and performed on stage and in motion pictures.-Career:...
  
  
• Tim Finn
  Tim Finn
  Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
  
  
• Bunny Walters
• Barry Crump
  Barry Crump
  Barry John Crump MBE was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man...
  
  
• Annie Crummer
  Annie Crummer
  Annie Crummer is a New Zealand Pop singer and songwriter who has seen success in both a solo career and as part of various musical groups.She grew up in West Auckland. Her father, a Cook Islander, was one of her strongest musical influences...
  
  
• Hammond Gamble and Beaver
  Beaver
  The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
  
  
• John Hore Grenell and Suzanne Prentice
  Suzanne Prentice
  Suzanne Prentice is a country singer in New Zealand.Much respected icon in New Zealand for talented leadership in educational field with young people via music,numerous recordings worldwide....
  
  
• Satellite Spies
  Satellite Spies
  Satellite Spies is a New Zealand pop rock band formed in 1984 by Deane Sutherland and Mark Loveys. Their first hit single was Destiny in Motion. In 1985, they were voted Most Promising Band and Mark Loveys was voted Most Promising Male Vocalist at the New Zealand Music Awards.The band supported...
  
  
  • Mark Loveys
  • Gordon Joll
  • David Curtis
  • Eddie Pausma
• Sonny Day and Jacqui Fitzgerald
• Ray Woolf and Suzanne Lynch
  Suzanne Lynch
  Suzanne Lynch MNZM is a New Zealand singer who has worked professionally under the names Suzanne Donaldson, Suzanne Lynch and Suzanne....
  
  

Choir included:

• Dougal Stevenson
• Precious McKenzie
  Precious McKenzie
  Precious McKenzie MBE was a South African-born weightlifter who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and has won several World powerlifting and Masters World powerlfting titles...
  
  
• Peter Williams
  Peter Williams
  Peter Williams is the name of:* Sir Peter Williams , former chairman of Oxford Instruments; Chancellor, University of Leicester* Peter Williams , New Zealand television presenter...
  
  
• Graham Lowe
• Gray Bartlett
• Roger Gascoigne
• Ian Ferguson
  Ian Ferguson
  Ian Ferguson may refer to:* Ian Ferguson , Olympic kayaker from New Zealand* Ian Ferguson , Canadian writer* Ian Ferguson , former Rangers F.C. and Scotland footballer...
  
  
• Glenn Turner
  Glenn Turner
  Glenn Maitland Turner played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel....
  
  
• Keith Quinn
  Keith Quinn
  Keith Quinn may refer to:*Keith Quinn , New Zealand sports commentator*Keith Quinn , Irish footballer...
  
  
• Jeremy Coney
  Jeremy Coney
  Jeremy Vernon Coney MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to...
  
  
• Griz Wylie
• Marshall Seifert