A.Girl

A.GIRL
Birth nameHinenuiterangi Tairua
BornWestmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia[1]
GenresAustralian hip hop[2]
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsVolkanik
Websitehttp://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

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

Singles

  • "2142" (2019)
  • "Play" (2019)[12]
  • "All Over You" (2020)
  • "Lola" (2020)
  • "Luv Drunk" (2021)
  • "Vision" (2021)
  • "We Them Boyz" (featuring Jaecy) (2021)
  • 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

  1. ^ "Introducing Agirl Play". Pilerats.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Katie Cunningham (5 April 2021). "A Girl Vision For Western Sydney Hip Hop Unity". Redbull. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "The winners of the 2019 SMAC Awards have been announced!". 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "A Girl Bars Of Steel". Triple J. 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Taka Perry Covers Kanye West For Like A Version". Triple J. 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Unearthed Winners Listen Out Hoodzy Nerve East Av3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Pinay Group Eliminated X Factor Australia". 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ Yeo, Melissa (11 November 2016). "Teen Singing Sensation Angel Tairua Paves A Path To Success With Youth Anthem Unique". Daily Telegraph.
  10. ^ "Australia's Got Talent" – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "MyGreat Story Australia: A.Girl x Charlie Collins". OHCHR Asia.
  12. ^ "Feature Artist Agirl Play". ABC. 30 September 2019.


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