Fanny Howie

Fanny Howie
Howie, c. 1898
Born
Fanny Rose Porter

(1868-01-11)11 January 1868
Died20 May 1916(1916-05-20) (aged 48)
Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Other namesFanny Rose Poata
Te Rangi Pai
Princess Te Rangi Pai
Occupation(s)Singer and composer
Years active1898–1909
Known for"Hine E Hine"
Spouse
John Howie
(m. 1891)
Children1
RelativesThomas William Porter (father)

Fanny Rose Howie (née Porter or Poata; 11 January 1868 – 20 May 1916), also known by her stage name Te Rangi Pai, was a New Zealand singer and composer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the iwi of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. The lullaby "Hine E Hine" is her most famous composition, and she was well known in Britain as a singer of opera and popular music from 1901 to 1905.