Lolenese Usoaliʻi-Hickey
Lolenese Usoaliʻi-Hickey is a Samoan New Zealand singer. She grew up in Porirua and moved to Auckland in 1994. In 1995 she released five singles with Papa Pacific and Warner Music. In 2004 she moved to Samoa and started her own record label, focusing on traditional Samoan music. That year she also helped found the Pacific Island Music Awards in New Zealand. She founded the Samoan Music Awards in 2010. Her song Tu I Luga was used as boxer David Tua's entrance music for his 2009 fight against Shane Cameron.
Awards: 1997 New Zealand Music Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist; 2008 Best Female Artist at the Pacific Island Music Awards; and 2012 Best Polynesian Female Artist Worldwide at the International Polynesian Music Awards.
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