Ngaire Fuata

Ngaire Fuata
Also known as Ngaire
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Television producer
Years active 1990s

Ngaire Fuata is a New Zealand Television producer for TVNZ and a former Pop singer. She is of Rotuman and Dutch descent.

Personal life

Born in England, Fuata later migrated to New Zealand with her parents at a young age.[1] She grew up in Whakatane. She has been working in the television industry for more than 20 years.[2] 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.[3]

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 6 weeks at number one on the New Zealand charts in 1990.[4]

Filmography

Short Films

YearShort FilmRoleNote
2014MaExecutive Producer
Producer
Production Manager
Short Film
2012Snow in ParadiseAssociate ProducerShort Film
2011Salat se Rotuma - Passage to RotumaProduction ManagerDocumentary

Discography

Album

Single

References

  1. thunderproductionsnz.com (2014). "Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma (2011)". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. TVNZ.co.nz (2014). "Ngaire Fuata". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. "Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma". NZ On Screen. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. Duncan Greive (26 Apr 2013). "The Number One Hits: 1990-1999". AudioCulture. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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