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'''Fatai''' (born '''Fatai Veamatahau''' on 4 June 1995) is a Melbourne, Australia-based singer of Tongan descent. She rose to fame soon after being a semi-finalist on the first season of the Australian version of ''[[The Voice (Australian TV series)|The Voice]]''.<ref name="TheVoice_01">{{cite web | url= http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fatai-veamatahau-a-surprise-pick-for-the-voice-semi-finals/story-e6frf96f-1226383986191 | title = Fatai Veamatahau a surprise pick for The Voice semi-finals | date = 5 June 2013 | publisher = The Herald Sun | accessdate = 30 July 2014 }}</ref> Following her success on The Voice, she inked a deal with Mercury Records Australia.<ref name="TheVoice_02">{{cite web | url= http://sydneyaffairs.com/the-voice-australia-battles-fatai-v-mitchell | title = The Voice Australia Battles Fatai Veamatahau v Mitchell Thompson | date = 2013 | publisher = Sydney Affairs | accessdate = 30 July 2014 }}</ref> In mid-2015, following two and a half years on the Mercury label, Fatai decided to become an independent artist. Her debut single as an independent artist, “Purple”, was released on 16 August 2015, soon followed by her live debut EP, “Undone”, on 20 November 2015.
'''Fatai''' (born '''Fatai Veamatahau''' on 4 June 1995) is a Melbourne, Australia-based singer of Tongan descent. She rose to fame soon after being a semi-finalist on the first season of the Australian version of ''[[The Voice (Australian TV series)|The Voice]]''.<ref name="TheVoice_01">{{cite news | url= http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fatai-veamatahau-a-surprise-pick-for-the-voice-semi-finals/story-e6frf96f-1226383986191 | title = Fatai Veamatahau a surprise pick for The Voice semi-finals | date = 5 June 2013 | newspaper = Herald Sun| accessdate = 30 July 2014 }}</ref> Following her success on ''The Voice'', she signed a deal with Mercury Records Australia.<ref name="TheVoice_02">{{cite web | url= http://sydneyaffairs.com/the-voice-australia-battles-fatai-v-mitchell | title = The Voice Australia Battles Fatai Veamatahau v Mitchell Thompson | date = 2013 | publisher = Sydney Affairs | accessdate = 30 July 2014 }}</ref> In mid-2015, following two and a half years on the Mercury label, Fatai became an independent artist. Her debut single as an independent artist, "Purple", was released on 16 August 2015, soon followed by her live debut EP, ''Undone'', on 20 November 2015.


== Early life and career ==
==History==
=== Early life and career ===
Fatai began singing professionally with her family from the age of seven. In 2009, she began a solo career, singing to audiences at various festivals and community events.
Fatai began singing professionally with her family from the age of seven. In 2009, she began a solo career, singing to audiences at various festivals and community events. Her videos covering Disney's Frozen's [[Do You Want to Build a Snowman?|Do You Want To Build A Snowman]] found its way to an online audience of many millions of people globally on Facebook and YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ppcorn.com/us/page/293/?orderby=rand|title=T-Mobile and Zedd to Offer Free Music Downloads|website=PP-corn|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Soon after, Fatai was requested to record a studio version of “Do You Want To Build A Snowman?”, which was released as the lead single on Universal Music Australia's Christmas compilation album [[We Love Disney (2014 album)|We Love Disney]], in November 2014. Following that, Guy Sebastian requested Fatai to be a guest feature on his song "Lightning", from his 2014 record “Madness”. "Fatai" too, features as a backing vocalist on the Australian entry to Euro-vision 2015 by Guy Sebastian titled [[Tonight Again]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tonight Again places fifth at Euro-vision 2015|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=32993|website=Eurovision.tv|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> which finished with a top 5 placing in the competition.


===2012: ''The Voice''===
Fatai released her debut EP, Undone, on 20 November 2015.
==== Performances ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Performed
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Original artist
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| Blind Audition
| "[[Songbird (Fleetwood Mac song)|Songbird]]"
| [[Fleetwood Mac]]
| Defaulted Team Seal
|-
| Battle Rounds
| "[[Love the Way You Lie (Part II)]]" <small>(against Mitchell Thompson)</small>
| [[Rihanna]] & [[Eminem]]
| Winner
|-
| Live Show Final, Part 1
| "[[Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down]]"
| [[Alicia Keys]]
| Seal's Choice
|-
| rowspan="2"|Live Show Final, Part 3
| "[[Ave Maria (Beyoncé song)|Ave Maria]]"
| [[Beyoncé]]
| rowspan="2"| Seal's Choice
|-
|"[[Kiss From a Rose]]"<br>(as part of Team Seal)
|[[Seal (musician)|Seal]]
|-
| Live Show Final, Part 5
| "[[On the Radio (Donna Summer song)|On the Radio]]"
| [[Donna Summer]]
| Eliminated
|}


===2013–present: Post ''The Voice''===
In a nutshell, Fatai was main support to [[Guy Sebastian]] on his Australian Arena tour, main support to [[David Ryan Harris]] (USA) in 2015, and main support to [[Boyce Avenue]] (USA) on their Australian tour in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boyce Avenue and Fatai at the Enmore Theatre|url=http://www.theaureview.com/photos/sydney/boyce-avenue-fatai-enmore-theatre-06-09-14|website=AU Review|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> Also, Fatai sold out her own first headline tour spanning Australia and New Zealand in 2014. In 2015 she embarked on a 30-date Lounge Room Tour across 7 cities in Australia and New Zealand, performing in the homes of her adoring fans. Soon after, she performed on her second headline tour around Australia and New Zealand.
Fatai sold out her own first headline tour spanning Australia and New Zealand in 2014.


In 2014, her videos covering Disney's ''Frozen''{{'}}s "[[Do You Want to Build a Snowman?]]" found its way to an online audience of many millions of people globally on Facebook and YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ppcorn.com/us/page/293/?orderby=rand|title=T-Mobile and Zedd to Offer Free Music Downloads|website=PP-corn|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> Soon after, Fatai was requested to record a studio version of "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?", which was released as the lead single on Universal Music Australia's Christmas compilation album ''[[We Love Disney (2014 album)|We Love Disney]]'', in November 2014.
In 2016, Fatai was invited to be a part of [[Willow Creek Community Church]] in Chicago. While being based out of Chicago, she toured in North America for the first time, selling out 2 shows at [[Hotel Café|Hotel Cafe]] in Los Angeles, 2 shows at [[Rockwood Music Hall]] Stage 2 in New York City and Schubas in Chicago.

In 2015, Fatai supplied backing vocals on Guy Sebastian's "[[Tonight Again]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Tonight Again places fifth at Euro-vision 2015|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=32993|website=Eurovision.tv|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> and was the support act for Sebastian's 2015 arena tour.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

Fatai released her debut EP, ''Undone'', on 20 November 2015.

In 2016, Fatai was invited to be a part of [[Willow Creek Community Church]] in Chicago. While being based out of Chicago, she toured in North America for the first time, selling out two shows at [[Hotel Café]] in Los Angeles, two shows at [[Rockwood Music Hall]] Stage 2 in New York City and Schubas in Chicago.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


In late 2016 it was announced that she would be main support to [[Stan Walker]] on his New Zealand arena tour, but the tour was unfortunately cancelled due to illness in the family.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| EP details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Undone''<ref name="EP">{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/undone-ep/1060243181|title=Undone (EP) (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
|
*Released: 2015
*Label: Fatai
*Format: digital download, streaming
|}


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Singles
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Singles
!align="center" colspan="3" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="aus">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fatai |title=Fatai discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=''australian-charts.com'' |accessdate=27 July 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314155923/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fatai |archivedate=14 March 2016 |df= }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="aus">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Fatai&cat=s |title=Fatai discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fatai |title=Fatai discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=charts.org.nz |accessdate=2 August 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105408/http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fatai |archivedate=10 March 2016 |df= }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="US">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200 | title=Fatai – Chart History: Billboard 200 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|2012
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|2012
| "Songbird"
| "Songbird"
| style="text-align:center;"|168
| style="text-align:center;"|168
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|The Voice Performance 2012
|-
|-
| "Love The Way You Lie"
| "Love The Way You Lie"
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|The Voice Performance 2012
|-
|-
| "Empire State of Mind (Part 2) Broken Down"
| "Empire State of Mind (Part 2)"
| style="text-align:center;"|43
| style="text-align:center;"|43
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|The Voice Performance 2012
|-
|-
| "Ave Maria"
| "Ave Maria"
| style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|The Voice Performance 2012
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2013
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2013
| "Silent Night"
| "Silent Night"
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|The Voices of Christmas Album
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2014
| "Do You Want To Build A Snowman"
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|We Love Disney
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2014
| "Lightning (feature)"
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|Guy Sebastian - "Madness"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2015
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2015
| "Purple"
| "Purple"
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|–
| style="text-align:center;"|Purple
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 02:18, 16 September 2024

Fatai
Fatai Veamatahau
Born (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)
Melbourne, Australia
GenresIndie, Urban
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active2009–present
LabelsPast – Mercury Records Australia. Current – Independent
Websitefacebook.com/FataiMusic

Fatai (born Fatai Veamatahau on 4 June 1995) is a Melbourne, Australia-based singer of Tongan descent. She rose to fame soon after being a semi-finalist on the first season of the Australian version of The Voice.[1] Following her success on The Voice, she signed a deal with Mercury Records Australia.[2] In mid-2015, following two and a half years on the Mercury label, Fatai became an independent artist. Her debut single as an independent artist, "Purple", was released on 16 August 2015, soon followed by her live debut EP, Undone, on 20 November 2015.

History

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Early life and career

[edit]

Fatai began singing professionally with her family from the age of seven. In 2009, she began a solo career, singing to audiences at various festivals and community events.

2012: The Voice

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Performances

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Performed Song Original artist Result
Blind Audition "Songbird" Fleetwood Mac Defaulted Team Seal
Battle Rounds "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" (against Mitchell Thompson) Rihanna & Eminem Winner
Live Show Final, Part 1 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Alicia Keys Seal's Choice
Live Show Final, Part 3 "Ave Maria" Beyoncé Seal's Choice
"Kiss From a Rose"
(as part of Team Seal) 		Seal
Live Show Final, Part 5 "On the Radio" Donna Summer Eliminated

2013–present: Post The Voice

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Fatai sold out her own first headline tour spanning Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

In 2014, her videos covering Disney's Frozen's "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" found its way to an online audience of many millions of people globally on Facebook and YouTube.[3] Soon after, Fatai was requested to record a studio version of "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?", which was released as the lead single on Universal Music Australia's Christmas compilation album We Love Disney, in November 2014.

In 2015, Fatai supplied backing vocals on Guy Sebastian's "Tonight Again"[4] and was the support act for Sebastian's 2015 arena tour.[citation needed]

Fatai released her debut EP, Undone, on 20 November 2015.

In 2016, Fatai was invited to be a part of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. While being based out of Chicago, she toured in North America for the first time, selling out two shows at Hotel Café in Los Angeles, two shows at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 in New York City and Schubas in Chicago.[citation needed]


Discography

[edit]

Extended plays

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Title EP details
Undone[5]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Fatai
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Singles

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Year Singles Peak positions
AUS
[6]
2012 "Songbird" 168
"Love The Way You Lie" 32
"Empire State of Mind (Part 2)" 43
"Ave Maria" 25
2013 "Silent Night" –
2015 "Purple" –

References

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  1. ^ "Fatai Veamatahau a surprise pick for The Voice semi-finals". Herald Sun. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The Voice Australia Battles Fatai Veamatahau v Mitchell Thompson". Sydney Affairs. 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ^ "T-Mobile and Zedd to Offer Free Music Downloads". PP-corn. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Tonight Again places fifth at Euro-vision 2015". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Undone (EP) (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Fatai discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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