Anthonie Tonnon
Anthonie Tonnon is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, and musician born in 1989 in Tauranga. He grew up in Dunedin and studied music and history at the University of Otago. His indie and alternative music often reflects real-world issues, with songs about irrigation in Canterbury, Auckland’s gentrification, the Canberra air disaster, and car reliance.
Besides making music, Tonnon is a public transport advocate and has been the operator of the Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui since 2021. In 2022 he won the Taite Music Prize for his album Leave Love Out of This.
A minor planet, 44527 Tonnon, was named after him because of his 2018 Synthesized Universe show for the Otago Museum planetarium in Dunedin.
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