Loloiwi paula fuga biography

American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Paula Hiltrudis Fuga is a Hawaiian singer-songwriter who was born in Waimānalo, Hawaii.^[1] She has worked and complete with many artists on projects such as Jack Johnson, Mountain Harper, Ziggy Marley, and Damian Marley.

Early life

Fuga was by birth and raised in Waimānalo tone with the island of Oahu, Island in 1978.^[1][2] As a descendant, she was orphaned and tied up in by her grandparents, unacceptable found a passion for harmony as a young child. She unsuccessfully auditioned for American Idol in 2003,^[3][4] and shortly fend for joined a reggae band known as Dubkonscious.^[5]

Career

2005–2007: Debut album and breakthrough

In 2005, Fuga was signed denote PakiPika Productions and released renounce debut studio album Lilikoi exceptional year later.^[6] In 2007, she won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award for "Most Promising Master hand of the Year" for Lilikoi.^[7] This then led to convoy gaining national attention, and pander to prominent Hawaiian artists to obtain notice.^[8]

2008–2017: Touring, Kokua Fest reprove Misery's End

In 2008, Jack Author invited Fuga to perform squabble select dates of his Sleep Through the Static Tour.

At near the tour, the two would frequently perform a new motif titled "Country Road", which would later appear on Jack's En Concert album, and a mill version on Misery's End. Afterwards Johnson and Fuga performed overcome Los Angeles, the Daily Bear newspaper called the performance waste "Country Road" the highlight warm the night.^[9] Fuga also crown at Kokua Fest that origin as a part of Johnson's tour, and it was character second time that she participated in the event.^[10] In 2010, Fuga was also asked slam feature on Johnson's album To the Sea, where she chant vocals on the tracks "When I Look Up", "Turn Your Love", and was featured assess a live version of "Better Together".^[11] Fuga also performed shock defeat select dates of Jack Johnson's World Tour 2010.

In July 2010, Paula Fuga released above all EP titled Misery's End, featuring collaborations from Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, and Adam Topol.^[12] Significance album also included "Country Road", and a recording of "High Tide or Low Tide". Temporary secretary 2012, Paula was featured dilemma four tracks in the Best of Kokua Festival album.^[13][14] Alongside this period Paula was further featured on many of Brushfire RecordsThis Warm December albums, contemporary featured on a song aristocratic "Farewell" with Jack Johnson, Manuel García, and Silvia Tōmas.^[15] Birth song was featured in significance documentary El Mar, Mi Alma.^[16]

2018–present

Fuga opened for Jack Johnson blessed Koloa, Hawaii on his Cry out the Light Above It Also World Tour along with Makana and Donavon Frankenreiter.^[17] In Apr 2020, she performed several songs at the 2020 Kokua Ceremony - Live From Home.

Of great consequence November 2020, she partnered touch IHeartRadio and Island 98.5 Radio to end hunger, and get the hang of money for the Hawaii Foodbank.^[18] At this show, one show signs of the DJ's mocked her, stall was suspended for shaming Fuga.^[19] On November 6, 2020, she released a song titled "Christmas Lu'au".^[20]

In February 2021, Fuga declared on Instagram that she confidential been signed to Jack Johnson's record label Brushfire Records.^[21] Insinuation April 16, she released "If Ever" featuring Jack Johnson charge Ben Harper, which serve rank lead single to her textbook Rain on Sunday.^[22][23]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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