Anika Moa

Anika Moa was born on 21 May 1980(45 years old) in New Zealand. Anika Moa is Guitarist, Zodiac sign - Gemini. More detail about Anika Moa given below.

Anika Moa Timeline

• 1980
  

  Anika Moa was born in 1980 in the Auckland suburb of Papakura. She grew up in Christchurch and attended Hornby High School. Her father Tia (died by 2010) was Mu0101ori (Ngu0101puhi, Te Aupu014duri) and her mother Bernadette is of English descent. Moa and her siblings were raised by Bernadette, who was a member of a band, which performed three days a week. Moa met Tia at 13 u2013 he gave her a guitar and encouraged her to learn song-writing on it. While at secondary school she joined musicals, choirs and rock bands.

• 2000
  

  Moa recorded a demo tape, which led to a record deal with Warner Music in New Zealand and Atlantic Records in New York. She moved there to record her first album, Thinking Room (September 2001), with Victor Van Vugt producing. One track, "In the Morning", refers to her abortion in 2000. Her lead single, "Youthful", appeared in July 2001, which reached No. 5 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Moa became homesick and uncomfortable with the "superficial" imagery used by her manager to promote her. In 2002 she returned to Auckland.

• 2005
  

  She released her second album Stolen Hill on 1 August 2005, describing the album as "more sparse" and true to herself, compared to her first. The album was certified gold. She toured New Zealand in October of that year. In 2005 Moa was one of many New Zealand musicians who contributed to single "Anchor Me", which commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.

• 2007
  

  In October 2007 Moa released her third studio album, In Swings The Tide, which went platinum and won a number of rave reviews. For the first time she was credited with producing the album alone. In 2009 The New Zealand Herald named Moa as one of the "Top 10 Kiwi music successes of the past 10 years".Moa came out as openly lesbian in 2007. She entered into a civil union with Australian burlesque dancer, Azaria Universe (Angela Fyfe), in February 2010. Her partner was the inspiration for Moau0027s fourth album, Love in Motion (March 2010), which peaked at number four. Fyfe became pregnant with twins in the following year.

• 2012
  

  In December 2012, Moa starred in an online video campaign supporting gay marriage, alongside New Zealand singers Hollie Smith and Boh Runga, as well as Olympian Danyon Loader and former Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard. She was openly critical of New Zealandu0027s National-led government until it left office in 2017.

• 2013
  

  In February 2013 Moa teamed with Boh Runga and Hollie Smith to release an album, Peace of Mind. Moa and Fyfe separated, and they have joint custody of the twins. In November 2013 she released her first childrenu0027s album, Songs for Bubbas.

• 2016
  

  In September 2016 Moa debuted her interview talk show All Talk with Anika Moa, which was broadcast for the Maori Television, developed with support from NZ on Air. The show is filmed in front of a small studio audience, and has featured appearances from a number of New Zealand celebrities including actor Temuera Morrison and musician Stan Walker. There were two series developed, each consisting of 10 episodes, as well as a special episode highlighting moments from the series. The final episode of series two aired in July 2017.

• 2018
  

  In March 2018, Moa debuted a new interview show, Anika Moa Unleashed, available online through TVNZ OnDemand. In 2019 the show started showing on TVNZ 1 on Saturday nights. The show features Moa visiting the homes of notable New Zealand celebrities, public figures, and personalities. She has reportedly signed to develop twelve episodes.In April 2018, Moa had a stint as a television presenter for the current affairs programme Seven Sharp, filling in for Jeremy Wells. She co-hosted alongside Hilary Barry for several episodes. Her final broadcast was on 20 April.