Ngaire Fuata

Ngaire Fuata
Also known asNgaire
BornSt Austell, England
GenresPop
OccupationsTelevision producer
Years active1990s

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

Personal life

Born in England, Fuata later migrated to New Zealand with her parents at a young age.[1] She grew up in Whakatāne. 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 5 weeks at number one on the New Zealand charts in 1990.[4]

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

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 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ Duncan Greive (26 April 2013). "The Number One Hits: 1990-1999". AudioCulture. Retrieved 8 November 2014.