Bio

The definition of a Pacific Soul Diva, singer-songwriter Rosita Gibbons has a resume that boasts a Tui Award for her Best Selling Single, Number One hit, ‘All I ask’, a nomination for Best Female Artist at the Pacific Music Awards and Top 20 success on the New Zealand charts.

More recently the songstress from Wellington has expanded her skills to include musical theatre with her debut in ‘Sinarella’ in 2012, quickly followed by a 2013 season of Auckland Theatre Company’s rock comedy ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’. Gibbons has spent the majority of 2014 globe-trotting as part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed ‘The Factory’ – a nod to Pacific migration in Aoteraroa during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. ‘The Factory’ performed to sell-out audiences including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Her gifted vocals have enabled her to collaborate with some of New Zealand’s most talented musicians including Dame Malvina Major, Sir Howard Morrison, Bella Kalolo and Aaradhna. With a deep sense of pride in her heritage, Vai combines her Pacific culture with her classical training and a fusion of soul, gospel, hip hop and R&B to create music that a diverse audience can appreciate.

Winner of NZ Idol 2005.

Band Members:
Rosita Vai-Gibbons

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