Hayley Westenra

Hayley Westenra
Westenra in 2006
Born
Hayley Dee Westenra

(1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 37)
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationSinger
Years active1998–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Labels
Formerly ofCeltic Woman
Websitewww.hayleywestenra.me

Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987)[1] is a New Zealand classical crossover singer. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide, making it one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history.[2]

She is one of the youngest UNICEF Ambassadors to date.[1][2]

Westenra has sung in English, Māori, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Hayley Westenra". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Hayley Westenra". classicfm.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Hayley Westenra celebrates a decade in music business at just 24". 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Soprano matches it with the best". 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Soprano star is part of the Union". 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.