Ngaire Fuata is a New Zealand

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for

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and a former

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singer. She is of Rotuman and

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descent.

Personal life

Born in

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, Fuata later migrated to

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with her parents at a young age. She grew up in Whakatane. She has been working in the television industry for more than 20 years. In 2011, Fuata and her daughter visited her father's native island of

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and filmed a documentary called ''Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma'' for

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programme.

Music career

Fuata released her debut album self-titled ''Ngaire'' in 1991. She is best known for her remake of Lulu's ''

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''. It spent 5 weeks at number one on the New Zealand charts in 1990.

Filmography

Short films

Discography

Album

*1991: '' Ngaire''

Single

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuata, Ngaire Living people New Zealand television producers Women television producers New Zealand people of Rotuman descent New Zealand people of Dutch descent People from Whakatāne English people of Rotuman descent English people of Dutch descent English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand women pop singers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)