Andy Tupaia
Andy Tupaia (born 29 October 1958) is a French Polynesian musician. He composes songs, writes lyrics and performs his own music.
Tupaia was born in Papeete.[1] At the age of 15 he left school and moved to Mo'orea, where he worked at the Club Med resort.[2] After returning to Tahiti he recorded his first album, Music Api, with the assistance of his childhood friend, Guy Roche.[2] He established his own record label, Oehau Music, and then worked with other people's music.[1] Since 2006, he has worked in the radio station Taui FM.[3]
Discography
[edit]- Music Api (1981)
- Come to Tahiti (1983)
- Touche à tout (1987)
- Homage to Paul Gauguin (1990)
- For Tho' I Love (1998)
- Vanilla Island (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andy Tupaia: sensibilité et création musicale". Tahiti Jukebox. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004.
- ^ a b "Andy Tupaia, une vie dédiée à la musique" (in French). Hommes de Polynésie. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Andy TUPAIA". lesnouvelles.pf. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.
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