Emma Paki (born January 1968 in Whakatāne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter.
Emma Paki | |
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| Born | January 1968 (age 56) Whakatāne, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Singer/songwriter |
| Website | www.myspace.com/emmapaki |
Musical career
editHer debut single "System Virtue" (produced by Jaz Coleman)[1] won her best songwriter at the RIANZ 1993 New Zealand Music Awards.[2] The video for the song was directed by Josh Frizzell and Matt Noonan and won Best Video at the same awards show. It went on to be the most played New Zealand music video in 1994.[3]
Her next single "Greenstone" went into the NZ Top 10, and won her a nomination for Best Female Vocalist in 1994. Her debut album "Oxygen of Love" released in 1996 reached gold status and she gained a second nomination for Best Female Vocalist, as well as a Best Album nomination in the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards. Her most recent single was "Century Sky", in 2007.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Oxygen of Love |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1993 | "System Virtue" | — | Oxygen of Love | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Greenstone" | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Don't Give It Up" | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Stand Alone" | — | Trinity | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Paradise" | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Century Sky" | — | Trinity | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Awards
edit| Year | Award[5] | Work | Result |
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| 1994 | Most Promising Female Vocalist | Won | |
| Best Song Writer | "System Virtue" | Won | |
| 1995 | Best Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| Best Album | Oxygen of Love | Nominated | |
| Best Mana Maori Album | Oxygen of Love | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Emma Paki: System Virtue (1993)". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Awards 1993". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "System Virtue: Emma Paki". NZ Film Archive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Oxygen of Love: Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "NZMAs". nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links
edit- http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/232.html biography