Far North's Got Talent - EMILY
EMILY PIO from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa with her beautiful waiata "He Whānau Tāua" wrote about tino rangatiratanga, whanaungatanga and treating people with kindness, 'aroha tētahi ki tētahi'.
For a first time solo performer, Emily developed her natural talents very quickly at both wānanga. Performing on stage whilst sharing her unique voice, looked so easy for her Finals performance and placed her 3rd for Best Original Composition. We are so pleased to have shared this first experience with Emily for her to further grow and shine from.
Song Music Credits: Dan Petty, Michelle Lewis
BILLY WAENGA - 'Play Hard, Work Hard'
"You smashed it Billy!" 🎶
Our shy guy Billy, sang his audition song - an original waiata which was composed by him and his classmates alongside their awesome music teachers.
Billys confidence grew over the weeks leading up to Finals and he represented Te Kura Taumata O Panguru with so much pride resulting in not only 3rd Place for the Juniors but ALSO 2nd Place for Original composition!
NGAHIRIWA LAMBERT
"Your confidence shone through and you owned that stage"
Representing Te Rito Te Kura Taiao, our youngest contestant 9 year old Ngahiriwa, decided to write her own waiata titled "He Reo Aroha" in Te Reo Māori for the Finals and create the tune herself also. Her hard work and efforts won her 2nd place for the Juniors. We know this is just the start of an exciting creative journey for this young superstar!
**WE DON'T OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS SONG**
NARDINE RICE
"That was beautiful! You got it! You owned that stage"
Taking on her rendition of Whirimako Blacks waiata "Kei hea taku reo", Kaitaia College student Nardine, has been enjoying her Te Reo and Kapa Haka journey so much, that she decided to sing her first solo vocal performance in Te Reo, and not only smashed it, but placed 2nd Place for the Seniors! #fngt2024 #farnorthsgottalent
Song Credit: Whirimako Black
Song Name: Kei hea taku reo
MURIWHENUA WAITAI
1st Place Juniors - 'Peiton Murray-Hynes' Trophy &
Winner of the 'Tiare Lanigan' Best Original Waiata/Composition'
"Your voice is unique. Your voice touched my heart. I haven't heard a voice like yours for a long time. You're going to go far"
Muriwhenua sang an original waiata she composed with her whānau called, MATARIKI KI MURIWHENUA ✨️ She took us on a journey as she sang every lyric.
We're sure this is just the beginning for Muriwhenua and her singing, song writing journey.
#fngt2024 #farnorthsgottalent
FNGT'24 is already shaping up to be an emotional ride with the natural talent of tamariki on a whole other NXTLVL level. We knew it, but to see and hear it at our Wananga last week, was truly amazing.
To think an idea that was sparked during a convo after watching a show on TV, 21 years ago, would see us here now watching our mokopuna thrive and with support from the NZ Music Commission to make these opportunities happen for our future creatives, makes the mahi not even feel like mahi.
Also to think our rangatahi achieved so much in a few days, is simply mind blowing!
The next phase of this journey is connecting our local professional musicians and creatives, with our rangatahi so Make sure your tamariki register today to audition for FNGT'24 👌🏾🌿
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T-Kcj8d18F8PQpORljh1Ce8BqeyBhzUpOYK8aagZWbg/edit?usp=drivesdk
Song credit: Our Kaeo cuzzies - 1814 🎶
