Awards

Runga lines up for seven music awards

Article source:  Press, Christchurch

Date:                 9 April, 2003

Original content copyright 2003 to The Press, Christchurch

Runga is a finalist in seven categories, including album of the year, for the multi-platinum selling Beautiful Collision, and single of the year for Get Some Sleep.

It's a case of deja vu for the now Auckland-based Runga, who won seven Tui Awards in 1998 following the success of her debut album.

Runga is one of three artists who dominate this year's finalists, announced yesterday.

Auckland's Che Fu, who was a big winner last year, is a finalist in five categories while young Auckland group Nesian Mystik, whose debut album Polysaturated went to No 1 last year, are up for eight awards.

Runga will be up against another musician with Christchurch connections, Anika Moa, in the best solo artist category, along with former True Bliss singer Carly Binding. Runga and Moa are also up for best female vocalist, along with Kirsten Morelle from Auckland alt-rockers Goldenhorse.

Moa is also nominated for best single, for her Falling in Love Again, as is Che Fu (Misty Frequencies), Goodshirt (Sophie), and Nesian Mystik (It's On).

Acclaimed garage rock-revivalists The Datsuns, who've been grabbing headlines overseas, are up for best group award and best album for their self-titled debut. The Cambridge band are also up for biggest breakthrough act after their successes in Britain and the US.

The other album of the year finalists, as well as Runga and Nesian Mystik, are sonic rockers Pacifier (formerly Shihad), and Goldenhorse for their debut Riverhead.

Christchurch's Salmonella Dub, who won the group of the year award last year, are in the finals of the newly created best dance album category for Outside the Dubplates, the remix album of their triple-platinum selling Inside the Dubplates.

The awards ceremony will be held at the end of this month.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Pacifier - Pacifier
The Datsuns - The Datsuns
Goldenhorse - Riverhead 
Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision
Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated

MONSTER VISION SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
Bic Runga - Get Some Sleep
Goodshirt - Sophie
Anika Moa - Falling in Love Again
Nesian Mystik - It's On

EXPORT GOLD BEST GROUP

The Datsuns - The Datsuns
Goodshirt - Sophie
Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated

BEST SOLO ARTIST

Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision
Anika Moa - Falling In Love Again
Carly Binding - Alright With Me

BEST MALE VOCALIST 

Jon Toogood (Pacifier) - Pacifier
Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
Te Awanui Pine Reeder (Nesian Mystik) - For the People

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST 

Kirsten Morelle (Goldenhorse) - Riverhead
Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision
Anika Moa - Falling In Love Again

XBOX / ZM BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

The Datsuns - The Datsuns
Goldenhorse - Riverhead
Blindspott - Blindspott

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR 

Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
Goodshirt - Sophie
Nesian Mystik - It-s On

HIGHEST SELLING NZ ALBUM 

Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision
Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated
Che Fu - Navigator

HIGHEST SELLING NZ SINGLE 

K?Lee - Can You Feel Me
Katchafire - Giddy Up
Nesian Mystik - It?s On

BEST URBAN ALBUM 

P Money - Big Things
Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated
Deceptikonz - Elimination

RED BULL BEST DANCE ALBUM 

Rhombus - Bass Player
Salmonella Dub - Outside the Dubplates
Subware - Subware

BEST ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM 

Te Vaka - Nukukehe
Trinity Roots Band - True
Darren Watson - King Size

BEST JAZZ ALBUM 

Twinset - It's a Summer Feeling
Kevin Clark - Once Upon a Song I Flew
Matt Penman - The Unquiet

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM 

New Zealand String Quartet - Beethoven Rasumovsky Quartets Opus 59 Nos 2 and 3
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Douglas Lilburn the Three Symphonies
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Simon Boccanegra - Guiseppe Verdi

BEST MANA REO ALBUM

Hareruia Aperahama - Waiata of Bob Marley Vol 2
Ngahiwi Apanui - E Tau Nei 
Adam Whauwhau - He Hua O Roto

BEST MANA MAORI ALBUM 

Soul Paua - Pohewa
Upper Hutt Posse - Te Reo Maori Remixes
Mahinarangi Tocker - Hei Ha
Brother J - Be Bop a Nui

BEST PACIFIC ISLAND ALBUM 

Pacific Soul - Pacific Soul
Jamoa Jam - Tama Mai Le Pasifika
Lapi Mariner - Just Me

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

One finalist only - to be announced on the night

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