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Solo the lyrical genius
FOR the past two years, artists in the group VT1S, have flooded Fiji’s airwaves with their silky vocals. The group is renowned for delivering catchy lyrics but not much is known about the mind behind the words of the songs. The man behind their biggest hit songs is 26-year-old Solo Volau Tikoitoga. Writing alongside lyrical...
Entries close tomorrow for Domo Vou Talei
If you haven’t submitted your entry in the Domo Vou Talei original song competition, tomorrow is the final day. You don’t want to miss out on being in the running to win a total prize pool of $9000, to get professionally recorded by legendary producers Phil Dakei or Dave ‘Mr Grin’ Lavaki, be mentored by...
Submit your original song now to win up to $9k in prizemoney
With a total prize pool of $9000, the opportunity to get professionally recorded and the chance to perform on the big stage at the Uprising Music Festival, the Domo Vou Talei original song competition is in a league of its own. Time is running out, there’s only six days to go before entries close. Visit...
Domo Vou Talei: Time is running out!
If you have an original song and have not submitted it for the Domo Vou Talei song contest you better do it now! There’s only seven days left before entries close on August 19. Your song could win you the grand prize of $5000 – courtesy of Westpac, $3000 in the People’s Choice Award –...
Domo Vou Talei | 8 days to go!
Enter the Domo Vou Talei original song contest and go into the running to win the grand prize of $5000 – courtesy of Westpac, the $3000 People’s Choice Award – courtesy of The Fiji Times or the $1000 Best Performance Award – courtesy of Kaila! There are only eight days to go so get your...
Music label launches ‘VT1S Suka Na Vuli’ show
VTBOP music label today launched its latest live music show “VT1S Suka Na Vuli” that will be held at the end of this month. The music label has assembled a star-studded line-up of local musical acts with the inclusion of Paradise Rootz, Yanu Boyz, local musical sensation Taitusi Mareau and Mata Dance for the event that...
New York City sues Hyundai, Kia over vehicle thefts
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City on Tuesday sued Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Corp, accusing the South Korean automakers of negligence and creating a public nuisance by selling vehicles that are too easy to steal. The most populous U.S. city joined several other major cities that have sued Hyundai and Kia over the thefts,...
Idol winner Tongi: “It took me a long time to be proud of myself”
Iam Tongi, the 18-year-old sensation whose voice has captivated the world after winning American Idol by a landslide, becoming the first Pacific Islander to win the popular award. His performance of James Blunt’s Monsters brought tears to the eyes of celebrity judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, and is the most viewed American Idol video on YouTube. Tongi is from the...
Beading her way to FJFW | Helen Oro – First Nation indigenous fashion designer of Canada
We at Fiji Fashion Week are preparing ecstatically to receive the first group of indigenous First Nations people of the Pelican Lake Band from Saskatchewan in the middle of Canada. Fashion and Jewellery Designer Helen Oro is from the Pelican Lake Tribe of the Bear Creek Clan. She is “thrilled to be the first indigenous...
Backtracks | Kumar’s inspirational musical journey
Umesh Kumar spends most of his leisure time singing bhajan. The 54-year-old building foreman of Rovadrau, Navua, has always loved singing and could be found humming a tune since his early years. He was mainly inspired by his mum, who was a well-known lokgeet singer of Navua. In fact, his mum Imla Wati wrote and...
FPRA Music Awards | Uluilakeba scoops premier award
Suliasi Uluilakeba reigned supreme at the 2023 Fiji Performing Rights Association Music Awards as he scooped three awards in Suva. The Kere Vude artist took home the Best Recording Engineer, Artist of the Year, and the Premier Award of the night the Best Composition Award. Dedicating his award to his late father who passed away...
FPRA receives sponsorship for two music awards
The Fiji Performing Rights Association Ltd (FPRA) received sponsorship money for two awards in the 2023 FPRA Music Awards. The awards will be held at Grand Pacific Hotel on Saturday. The best Hindi music award, which carries a prizemoney of $5000 cash, was sponsored by Ashabhai & Co. Pte Ltd and the best gospel music...
Gumatua shares musical journey
For many people, the inability to pursue secondary school education would be viewed as a setback. But not so for Isireli Gumatua, one of three persons nominated in the Best Recording Engineer category for the upcoming 2023 FIPRA Music Awards. His parents inability to pay school fees resulted in the Daku Village, Tailevu, native learning...
Triple nomination for Natalie
To have three original songs nominated for four music awards is outstanding. Not many can make that claim, but Natalie Raikadroka certainly can. Her songs Good Love (Feat. Phil Dakei) and Rockin Like That (Feat. Drixstar) — are nominated in the Best English Song category at the upcoming Fiji Performing Rights Association’s 2023 Music Awards...
The Description nominated for best Hindi song category
Composer, Punal Chand, also known as ‘The Description’, says to be nominated for the upcoming 2023 FIPRA Music Awards is an honour. His songs Sochta Hoon Zara (Feat Sunidhi Raj) and Kho Gaya (Feat Sunidhi Raj) — are nominated in the Best Hindi Song category. “To be honest, it was unexpected that my songs would...
