A.Girl
A.GIRL | |
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| Birth name | Hinenuiterangi Tairua |
| Born | Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Genres | Australian hip hop[2] |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Volkanik |
| Website | http://www.agirlartist.com |
Hinenuiterangi Tairua, known by her stage name A.Girl, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and rapper from Sydney.[3] She won Next Big Thing at the 2019 FBi Awards in Sydney.[4] She performed on triple j's Like a Version and Bars of Steel.[5][6] She won the Triple J Unearthed competition to play at Listen Out in 2019.[7]
Hinenuiterangi performed on X Factor Australia and Australia's Got Talent as part of the groups Unique and Trill.[8][9][10]
Personal life[edit]
Hinenuiterangi was born in Sydney to a Māori family from New Zealand. Her first experience with music was performing in a reggae band called ONE LOVE composed of her family members Paulette Tairua and REWETI PENE playing in venues in her home city.[11]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
- "2142" (2019)
- "Play" (2019)[12]
- "All Over You" (2020)
- "Lola" (2020)
- "Luv Drunk" (2021)
- "Vision" (2021)
- "We Them Boyz" (featuring Jaecy) (2021)
As featured artist[edit]
- B Wise – "Nxt 2 U" (2019)
- Oh Boy – "I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life" (2020)
- Kinder – "Come Along" (2020)
- True Vibenation – "More Than You'll Ever Know" (2021)
- Lil Spacely – "Husky" (2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Introducing Agirl Play". Pilerats.
- ^ Fazal, Mahmood (9 July 2022). "Western Sydney hip-hop has won over the world. Will it get its moment at home?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Katie Cunningham (5 April 2021). "A Girl Vision For Western Sydney Hip Hop Unity". Redbull. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "The winners of the 2019 SMAC Awards have been announced!". 11 February 2020.
- ^ "A Girl Bars Of Steel". Triple J. 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Taka Perry Covers Kanye West For Like A Version". Triple J. 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Unearthed Winners Listen Out Hoodzy Nerve East Av3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Pinay Group Eliminated X Factor Australia". 12 August 2014.
- ^ Yeo, Melissa (11 November 2016). "Teen Singing Sensation Angel Tairua Paves A Path To Success With Youth Anthem Unique". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Australia's Got Talent" – via YouTube.
- ^ "MyGreat Story Australia: A.Girl x Charlie Collins". OHCHR Asia.
- ^ "Feature Artist Agirl Play". ABC. 30 September 2019.
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