Sammy Saeni (a.k.a. Sharzy) is a musician from

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. Sharzy was born on the island of

Simbo Simbo is an island in Western Province, Solomon Islands. It was known to early Europeans as Eddystone Island. The islanders have their unique language spoken nowhere else. Geography Simbo is actually two main islands, one small island called Nu ...

in the

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. His mother is from Simbo and his father from

Malaita Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the se ...

. His musical career began in 1995 when he joined the 2-4-1 band. He produced his first solo album ''Aloha'' in 2001, which became an instant hit. Since then he has released ''Aelan feel'n'' (2003), ''Aelan Wei'' (

Pijin Pijin (Solomon Islands Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin l ...

for "island way") (2008), ''Hem Stret'' (2008), ''Yumi Flo'' (2009) and ''Iu Mi Flow'' (2010). He sings in many languages including

Roviana Roviana is a member of the North West Solomonic branch of Oceanic languages. It is spoken around Roviana and Vonavona lagoons at the north central New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. It has 10,000 first-language speakers and an additional 16,00 ...

, and

Solomon Islands Pijin Pijin (Solomon Islands Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin l ...

. He also has tracks in

Tok Pisin Tok Pisin ( ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh ; ), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is an English-based creole languages, English creole language spoken throughou ...

and

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. His early songs were mostly love songs, but he described his fifth album, released in May 2008, as different: "My fifth album has a different taste ..because I sing about things that happen in life." Sharzy performed during the official launching of the

Melanesian Spearhead Group The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is an intergovernmental organization, composed of the four Melanesian states of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front of New Caledonia. In ...

Trade Directory on May 28, 2008. He sang the official summit theme song, "One People, Many Cultures". He has been described by ''

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'' as one of the Solomon Islands' "living national icons"."Country profile: Solomon Islands"
''The Guardian'', April 24, 2009

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