Ladi6
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Karoline Fuarosa Park-Tamati MNZM (born 7 November 1982), known professionally as Ladi6, is a New Zealand recording artist of Samoan descent.[6] She spent six months living in Berlin and touring Europe in both 2010[6] and 2011.[7] Her debut album Time Is Not Much debuted at number 4 on the New Zealand Top 40 Album chart.[8] and her second album The Liberation Of... debuted at number 6[9] and was certified gold.[10][11] Her single "Like Water" was certified platinum in June 2011.[12] She has won many awards, including Best Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Hip Hop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards and Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards. The current line-up of the wider Ladi6 group is Ladi6, her partner Parks (a.k.a. Brent Park) and Julien Dyne.[7]
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Birth name | Karoline Tamati |
Born | (1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 41) Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Years active | 1999[1]–present |
Labels | Question Music,[2] BBE,[3] Eskapaden[4][5] |
Ladi6 was a spokesperson for the Not Our Future anti-smoking campaign.[13] In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music.[14] In 2023, she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.[15]
She also appeared on the impactfully significant third series TV show, Songs from the Inside, which saw her write original songs with inmates in an effort to heal through the creative expression involved in song creation https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/songs-from-the-inside-series-three-episode-one-2015