Ngaire Fuata

Ngaire Fuata (born 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)^[1]) is a New Zealand television producer for TVNZ and a former Pop singer. She is of Rotuman and Dutch descent. ^{[citation needed]}

Ngaire Fuata
Also known as	Ngaire
Born	1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) St Austell, England
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Television producer
Years active	1990s

Personal life

Born in England, Fuata later migrated to New Zealand with her parents at a young age.^[2] She grew up in Whakatāne. She has been working in the television industry for more than 20 years.^[3] In 2011, Fuata and her daughter visited her father's native island of Rotuma and filmed a documentary called Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma for TVNZ's Tagata Pasifika programme.^[4]

Music career

Fuata released her debut album self-titled Ngaire in 1991. She is best known for her remake of Lulu's To Sir with Love. It spent 5 weeks at number one on the New Zealand charts in 1990.^[5]

Filmography

Short films

Year	Short Film	Role	Note
2014	Ma	Executive Producer Producer Production Manager	Short Film
2012	Snow in Paradise	Associate Producer	Short Film
2011	Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma	Production Manager	Documentary

Discography

Album

• 1991: Ngaire

Single

• To Sir with Love
• Son of a Preacher Man