Will Martin
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Will Martin is a New Zealand
-born classical crossover singer.
Martin's first album, released in his native New Zealand, went platinum
in 6 weeks. The album, called A New World, featured songs such as "Into the West
", "If" and "Going Home".
Will commented on his success with “I am an entertainer; I sing, I can play the piano. I want to bring an entertainment factor to this kind of music because it has never really been done before.”
“I intend to rock out with a big orchestra behind me. I want to be real. I want to misbehave. I want to reach people. Dress me like a pop star and let me sing, and maybe some eighteen-year-old girl will go out and buy a classical album for the first time.”
Martin released his second album titled Inspirations in New Zealand in late November 2010.
On 23 October he performed the France national anthem "La Marseillaise" at Eden Park in Auckland before the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
. The family had no musical tradition, and Martin began singing seriously only in his teens.
In 2007, Martin obtained a five-album deal with Universal Music worth $3 million.
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...
-born classical crossover singer.
Martin's first album, released in his native New Zealand, went platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
in 6 weeks. The album, called A New World, featured songs such as "Into the West
Into the West
Into the West may refer to:* Into the West , a 1992 film* "Into the West" , a 2003 song from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* Into the West , a 2005 mini-series on Turner Network Television...
", "If" and "Going Home".
Will commented on his success with “I am an entertainer; I sing, I can play the piano. I want to bring an entertainment factor to this kind of music because it has never really been done before.”
“I intend to rock out with a big orchestra behind me. I want to be real. I want to misbehave. I want to reach people. Dress me like a pop star and let me sing, and maybe some eighteen-year-old girl will go out and buy a classical album for the first time.”
Martin released his second album titled Inspirations in New Zealand in late November 2010.
On 23 October he performed the France national anthem "La Marseillaise" at Eden Park in Auckland before the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Biography
Will Martin was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of a lawyer and a nurse. He has Māori ancestry on his mother's side. He was brought up in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The family had no musical tradition, and Martin began singing seriously only in his teens.
In 2007, Martin obtained a five-album deal with Universal Music worth $3 million.