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Did you know... that New Zealand singer Fanny Howie(pictured) composed the song "Hine E Hine", which aired on New Zealand television every night from 1981 to 1994?
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that New Zealand singer Fanny Howie(pictured) composed the song "Hine e Hine", which aired on New Zealand television every night from 1981 to 1994? Source: "The ‘Goodnight Kiwi’, by animator Sam Harvey, appeared nightly to signal the end of transmission on Television New Zealand between 1981 and 1994. (...) The instantly recognisable tune is 'Hine e hine', a lullaby written by Fanny Rose Howie." [1]
ALT1:... that New Zealand singer Fanny Howie(pictured) performed under the stage name Te Rangi Pai, which was a shortened version of her mother's name meaning "the beautiful sky"? Source: "By 1900 she was using as a stage name a shortened version of her mother's name, Te Rangi Pai, which means 'the beautiful sky'." [2]
Reviewed: No QPQ required, as this is my fourth nomination.
Comment: Many thanks, and I'm open to any suggestions for improvement.
Overall: Nice article, I enjoyed reading about Fannie, having never heard of her despite knowing "Hine e hine" well. Expansion is enough (expanded 5x on 17 May according to DYK check), and article is well sourced. The picture is from 1898 and in public domain. I much prefer the first hook, but both are approved if the promoter doesn't share my opinion. DrThneed (talk) 21:48, 21 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thanks very much! I hadn't heard of her either until quite recently (been dipping into the Book of New Zealand Women!); it's a lovely song. :) Chocmilk03 (talk) 01:25, 22 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Nice article, I enjoyed reading about Fannie, having never heard of her despite knowing "Hine e hine" well. Expansion is enough (expanded 5x on 17 May according to DYK check), and article is well sourced. The picture is from 1898 and in public domain. I much prefer the first hook, but both are approved if the promoter doesn't share my opinion. DrThneed (talk) 21:48, 21 May 2021 (UTC)