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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
New Zealand singer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
(Whakatane)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Emma Paki (born January 1968 in Whakatane, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer/songwriter.
Musical career
Her debut single "System Virtue" (produced by Jaz Coleman) won her best songwriter at the RIANZ 1993 New Zealand Music Awards. The video for the song was directed by Josh Frizzell and Matt Noonan and won Best Video at the same awards show. It went on to be the most played New Zealand music video in 1994.
Her next single "Greenstone" went into the NZ Top 10, and won her a nomination for Best Female Vocalist in 1994. Her debut album "Oxygen of Love" released in 1996 reached gold status and she gained a second nomination for Best Female Vocalist, as well as a Best Album nomination in the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Oxygen of Love |
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "System Virtue" | — | Oxygen of Love | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Greenstone" | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Don't Give It Up" | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Stand Alone" | — | Trinity | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Paradise" | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Century Sky" | — | Trinity | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Most Promising Female Vocalist | Won | |
| Best Song Writer | "System Virtue" | Won | |
| 1995 | Best Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| Best Album | Oxygen of Love | Nominated | |
| Best Mana Maori Album | Oxygen of Love | Won |