Olivia Foa’i

Olivia Foa’i is a singer, songwriter and dancer of Tokelauan, Tuvaluan and British descent.
 
Her musical career started in her childhood as the youngest member of her dad’s Polyneisan fusion band, Te Vaka. She toured with the band to 40 countries and featured on many of their songs through her teens and into her adult years. In 2016 she featured in Disney’s Moana soundtrack singing ‘Tulou Tagaloa’ and ‘Logo te Patea’ and in 2018 she debuted her solo music. Her Bilingual Pacific Pop/R&B debut album Candid won her the 2020 Tui for Best Pacific Album. 2023 saw a strong continuance of her Gagana Tokelau, with the release of her sophomore album Tumau Pea and her first original song fully in the Tokelau language, ‘Mai Anamua’ which was also the theme song for DocEdge’s "Best New Zealand Feature" winner ‘Pacific Mother’ The song and Olivia were featured in The Guardian and BBC’s Happy Podcast in discussions on endangered languages.
 
Nominated for:
AUCKLAND COUNCIL BEST PACIFIC FEMALE ARTIST
SUNPIX BEST PACIFIC LANGUAGE
RECORDED MUSIC NZ TE PUKAEMI TOA O TE MOANA NUI A KIWA BEST PACIFIC MUSIC ALBUM
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