LOU’ANA

"Sometimes a voice can just stop you in your tracks. This is the effect Samoan/NZ singer and musician Lou’ana had on us.” Sose Fuamoli, ABC Radio Australia
 
LOU’ANA is an award-winning Aotearoa-born Pacific nu-disco soul artist with foundations in jazz, whose songwriting and creative vision blend groove, melody and lyricism with themes of ritual, movement, embodied expression and storytelling.
 
Her latest album Disco Witch (2025) marked a bold new chapter, debuting in the NZ Top Albums Chart and earning international recognition, with multiple singles featured by Rolling Stone AU/NZ. The project expands her exploration of music as a toolor embodiment, weaving nostalgic disco textures with themes of introspection, liberation and the divine feminine. Music from the album has been performed live on the Radio New Zealand Jesse Mulligan show, and featured to a live audience of over 100,000 at the Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park (2025).
 
Lou’ana has received multiple NZ On Air funding grants, including project funding for Disco Witch, supporting her continued evolution as an independent artist.
 
Her debut album Moonlight Madness charted nationally and earned her Best Pacific Female Artist at the Pacific Music Awards, while her single ‘Night Creature’ reached #2 on the NZ Hot 20 Singles Chart. With over 2 million Spotify streams and two full-length albums released on vinyl, she has also opened for artists including Gladys Knight and Teddy Swims, further cementing her reputation as one of Aotearoa’s compelling contemporary voices.
 
Nominated for:  Disco Witch
Finalist for:
MPG AOTEAROA/SAE CREATIVE MEDIA INSTITUTE BEST PRODUCER
AUCKLAND COUNCIL BEST PACIFIC FEMALE ARTIST
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