Ladi6

Ladi6
MNZM
Ladi6 at the Summerset Music Festival 2007
Ladi6 at the Summerset Music Festival 2007
Background information
Birth nameKaroline Tamati
Born (1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 42)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
Years active1999[1]–present
LabelsQuestion Music,[2] BBE,[3] Eskapaden[4][5]

Karoline Fuarosa Park-Tamati MNZM (born 7 November 1982), known professionally as Ladi6, is a New Zealand recording artist of Samoan descent.[6] She spent six months living in Berlin and touring Europe in both 2010[6] and 2011.[7] Her debut album Time Is Not Much debuted at number 4 on the New Zealand Top 40 Album chart.[8] and her second album The Liberation Of... debuted at number 6[9] and was certified gold.[10][11] Her single "Like Water" was certified platinum in June 2011.[12] She has won many awards, including Best Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Hip Hop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards and Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards. The current line-up of the wider Ladi6 group is Ladi6, her partner Parks (a.k.a. Brent Park) and Julien Dyne.[7]

Ladi6 was a spokesperson for the Not Our Future anti-smoking campaign.[13] In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music.[14] In 2023, she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.[15]

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  6. ^ a b Jenkin, Lydia (October–November 2010). "Ladi6 – Liberation and the Berlin Effect". NZ Musician. 15 (9). Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b Anderson, Vicki (28 October 2011). "Triumphant homecoming for Ladi6". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand.
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  13. ^ "Ladi 6". Smoking: Not Our Future. Health Sponsorship Council. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ Chumko, André (1 September 2023). "Nine outstanding NZ artists honoured at Arts Foundation Laureate Awards". Stuff. Retrieved 2 September 2023.