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Anika Moa
Born on 21
May 1980 in Papakura, Auckland Anika Moa announced herself as "different"
when she turned up at a rock and roll talent quest normally competed
by bands which was being held on the grounds of her high school
in Auckland. She joked to the audience that her band hadn't turned
up, but there was never a band, just Anika. She managed to pull
off a performance that elevated her to the next level of the talent
quest. More significantly, the 18 year old was spotted and signed
up by a manager.
At a record
company conference in Hong Kong a New Zealand executive took the
initiative to slip a demo recorded by Anika for $500 to one of the
most powerful men in the international music industry, Atlantic
Records' Ron Shapiro. On the strength of that demo tape she was
flown to New York to meet with Shapiro's "people" A year later Anika
Mora was back in the US, living in a central New York apartment,
recording her debut album with producer Victor Van Vugt, known for
his work with Beth Orton, P.J.Harvey, Nick Cave, and Kylie Minogue.
Anika's recording
career was launched at home in New Zealand with a single, 'Youthful',
which immediately captured the imagination of her homeland. When
the album, 'Thinking Room' was released in October 2001, it entered
NZ's national charts at. No.1.
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