2023 award recipients are highlighted
Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:
WINNER: Olivia Foa'I - ‘Sunlight’
Jordan Gavet - ‘He Said’
Jordyn with a Why - ‘Brown Melodies’
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’
NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ - Lone Wolf
Sam V - The one, the lonely EP, ‘Come Through’, ‘Love Again’
Victor J Sefo - ‘685’, ‘685 Remix’
Flava Best Pacific Group:
WINNER: Deceptikonz - In Perpetuity
STNDRD - Jukebox |’Otara (Misunderstood)’
Three Houses Down - ‘The Dream’
531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:
WINNER: Punialava'a - Tagi Le Atunu'u Pele
Blsd One - Ready or Not EP
Wayno - ‘Seu lou Pologa’, ‘Siva Samoa 2K23’
Matai Watches Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:
WINNER: Poetik - Hamofied Tre
Deceptikonz - In Perpetuity
MELODOWNZ - Lone Wolf
Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist:
WINNER: Sam V - The one, the lonely EP, 'Come Through,' 'Love Again'
Lepani - ‘Tell You Something’, ‘The Morning’
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’
Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:
WINNER: Three Houses Down - 'The Dream', 'She Loves Me'
Canaan Ene x Swiss - ‘Luv & Company’
Sweet & Irie - ‘Maximum ft Shane Walker’, ‘My Communication to You’
Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:
WINNER: Josh Tatofi - 'Prisoner of Love’, 'Sweet Loven’, 'Landslide’, ‘Still the One', 'Pua Ahih'I’, 'Good Morning Beautiful’, 'Tomorrow'
FAIVA - ‘Valovalo Mai’
Jaro Local - Flowers of July EP
MPG/SAE Best Producer:
WINNER: Mareko x Ricky Paul- Untitled: ACT 1 (Producer: Ricky Paul Musik)
Sam V - ‘Come Through’, ‘Sex & Pain’, ‘Love Again’,’ I Tried To Tell U’ Producer: Edward Liu
Victor J Sefo - ‘685’ ‘685 Remix’ Producer: Victor J Sefo
NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ- 'Pray For More ft Lisi, Mikey Dam' (Directed by Connor Pritchard)
Olivia Foa'i - ‘Sunlight’ Directed by Shae Sterling
Hales - ‘Just My Type’ Directed by Canaan Ene
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’ Directed by Anna Rose Duckworth
APRA Best Pacific Song:
WINNER: Victor J Sefo- '685' (Written by Victor J Sefo, Ventry Parker, Elijah Tovio)
Deceptikonz - ‘One Time’ Written by D Savelio/ M Sagapolutele D Maoate/D Puniani/R Oliver/D Adams/V Papalii
Olivia Foa'i - ‘Sunlight’ Written by Olivia Foa’i
Sam V - ‘Come Through’ Written by Sam Verlinden, Eli Naea, Edward Liu
SunPix Best Pacific Language:
WINNER: Olivia Foa'i- 'Sunlight'
Canaan Ene x Junior - Soqeta ‘Tabamuni’
Rei & Olivia Foa'i - ‘Kokomea’
Wayno - ‘Seu lou Pologa’, ‘Siva Samoa 2K23’
Recorded Music NZ Te Pukaemi Toa O Te Moana Nui A Kiwa | Best Pacific Music Album Award:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ- Lone Wolf
Poetik - Hamofied Tre
STNDRD - Jukebox
NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award:
WINNER: SWIDT ft Lomez Brown- 'Kelz Garage'
NZ On Air Streaming Award:
WINNER: Savage ft Aaradhna- 'They Don’t Know'
SunPix People’s Choice Award - Best Pacific Artist:
WINNER: Wayno
Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist:
Teo Glacier
Creative New Zealand Award:
Lady Shaka
Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award:
531pi
Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award:
Mark Vanilau
Arch Angel Independent Music Award:
Victor J Sefo
Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga Lifetime Achievement Award:
Toni Williams
WINNER: Olivia Foa'I - ‘Sunlight’
Jordan Gavet - ‘He Said’
Jordyn with a Why - ‘Brown Melodies’
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’
NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ - Lone Wolf
Sam V - The one, the lonely EP, ‘Come Through’, ‘Love Again’
Victor J Sefo - ‘685’, ‘685 Remix’
Flava Best Pacific Group:
WINNER: Deceptikonz - In Perpetuity
STNDRD - Jukebox |’Otara (Misunderstood)’
Three Houses Down - ‘The Dream’
531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:
WINNER: Punialava'a - Tagi Le Atunu'u Pele
Blsd One - Ready or Not EP
Wayno - ‘Seu lou Pologa’, ‘Siva Samoa 2K23’
Matai Watches Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:
WINNER: Poetik - Hamofied Tre
Deceptikonz - In Perpetuity
MELODOWNZ - Lone Wolf
Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist:
WINNER: Sam V - The one, the lonely EP, 'Come Through,' 'Love Again'
Lepani - ‘Tell You Something’, ‘The Morning’
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’
Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:
WINNER: Three Houses Down - 'The Dream', 'She Loves Me'
Canaan Ene x Swiss - ‘Luv & Company’
Sweet & Irie - ‘Maximum ft Shane Walker’, ‘My Communication to You’
Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:
WINNER: Josh Tatofi - 'Prisoner of Love’, 'Sweet Loven’, 'Landslide’, ‘Still the One', 'Pua Ahih'I’, 'Good Morning Beautiful’, 'Tomorrow'
FAIVA - ‘Valovalo Mai’
Jaro Local - Flowers of July EP
MPG/SAE Best Producer:
WINNER: Mareko x Ricky Paul- Untitled: ACT 1 (Producer: Ricky Paul Musik)
Sam V - ‘Come Through’, ‘Sex & Pain’, ‘Love Again’,’ I Tried To Tell U’ Producer: Edward Liu
Victor J Sefo - ‘685’ ‘685 Remix’ Producer: Victor J Sefo
NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ- 'Pray For More ft Lisi, Mikey Dam' (Directed by Connor Pritchard)
Olivia Foa'i - ‘Sunlight’ Directed by Shae Sterling
Hales - ‘Just My Type’ Directed by Canaan Ene
Lou’ana - ‘Lost & Found’ Directed by Anna Rose Duckworth
APRA Best Pacific Song:
WINNER: Victor J Sefo- '685' (Written by Victor J Sefo, Ventry Parker, Elijah Tovio)
Deceptikonz - ‘One Time’ Written by D Savelio/ M Sagapolutele D Maoate/D Puniani/R Oliver/D Adams/V Papalii
Olivia Foa'i - ‘Sunlight’ Written by Olivia Foa’i
Sam V - ‘Come Through’ Written by Sam Verlinden, Eli Naea, Edward Liu
SunPix Best Pacific Language:
WINNER: Olivia Foa'i- 'Sunlight'
Canaan Ene x Junior - Soqeta ‘Tabamuni’
Rei & Olivia Foa'i - ‘Kokomea’
Wayno - ‘Seu lou Pologa’, ‘Siva Samoa 2K23’
Recorded Music NZ Te Pukaemi Toa O Te Moana Nui A Kiwa | Best Pacific Music Album Award:
WINNER: MELODOWNZ- Lone Wolf
Poetik - Hamofied Tre
STNDRD - Jukebox
NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award:
WINNER: SWIDT ft Lomez Brown- 'Kelz Garage'
NZ On Air Streaming Award:
WINNER: Savage ft Aaradhna- 'They Don’t Know'
SunPix People’s Choice Award - Best Pacific Artist:
WINNER: Wayno
Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist:
Teo Glacier
Creative New Zealand Award:
Lady Shaka
Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award:
531pi
Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award:
Mark Vanilau
Arch Angel Independent Music Award:
Victor J Sefo
Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga Lifetime Achievement Award:
Toni Williams