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 Hayley Westenra - Biography - AOL Music
Westenra's voice is unusually suited to popular music because, unlike other classical singers, she doesn't resort to using vibrato technique.
While critics have unfortunately compared her to Charlotte Church, Westenra's interpretive gifts lie in the same terrain as singers such as Kate Bush on one side (whose "Wuthering Heights" was Pure's first single) and Barbra Streisand on the other.
After the runaway success of Pure, Westenra and her family moved to London, and she began nearly nonstop world touring in support of her album.
music.aol.com /artist/hayley-westenra/612946/biography   (253 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra: Official Website - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Now, at 18, Hayley is ready to show the world how much she has grown up, both as an artist and as an individual.
While Hayley has spent the past few years adding more strings to her bow, the various sonic strands are all unified once more by her distinctive vocal timbre and Giles Martin's sympathetic production.
Three years after her international debut CD, Hayley Westenra is still pure: she exudes pure quality and she remains pure class – but her musical journey continues with her new album ODYSSEY.
www.hayleywestenra.com /hayley-westenra-biography.htm   (1669 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Odyssey: Music: Hayley Westenra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Hayley Westenra has an amazingly versatile voice and astounding technical skill, but some of the song choices on this album were better than others.
Hayley has matured not only vocally, in age, but as an artist too and I feel this album has stretched her more and shows her trying to develop her own unique style - which in this current climate of crossover is very refreshing.
Hayley doesn't try to immitate or be something she is not, she sings straight from the heart, and I feel she is best putting her mark on new songs rather than covering opera classics as her voice doesn't have the right texture for that as yet.
www.amazon.co.uk /Odyssey-Hayley-Westenra/dp/B000AD1IT4   (1228 words)

  
 CAMI :: Hayley Westenra :: Symphony Pops
Hayley's self-titled debut recording for Universal New Zealand featured an eclectic mix of show music and classical pieces; it went straight in at No.1 in the pop charts (where it remained for four weeks), turned triple platinum and made Hayley the fastest-selling local artist in New Zealand's history.
Hayley soon attracted the attention of the Decca Music Group in London who, in cooperation with Universal New Zealand, signed her to an international record deal.
Hayley sees herself as primarily a classical performer, but she does not wish to put herself into a stylistic corner, and on PURE she explores the worlds of pop, traditional Maori choral singing, and gives a new freshnes to well-known classical repertoire.
www.cami.com /?webid=876   (594 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra interview - Music - Virgin.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Hayley Westenra: "No I really enjoyed it actually, it was quite nice because it was so relaxed and I guess near the end we had a bit of strain on us, a bit of pressure, but I just really enjoyed it.
Hayley Westenra: "He wrote one of the tracks for the album - Beat Of Your Heart - which was pretty amazing, and he also arranged Amazing Grace, and conducted as well.
Hayley Westenra: "Unfortunately I don't play on the album, but hopefully in my future albums I will be able to, especially piano.
www.virgin.net /music/interviews/hayleywestenra.html   (1070 words)

  
 Great Performances . Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand . Hayley Pure and Simple | PBS
Hayley's ability was discovered when she was all of six years old.
She knew that Hayley would be performing in the school's Christmas play and that she and her husband, Gerard, would attend like any proud parents.
Hayley Westenra's singing talents were first spotted by her grade-school teacher.
www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/westenra/essay1.html   (533 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hayley Westenra: Music: Hayley Westenra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
This is one of two Hayley Westenra albums that are still not commonly available in the US (The other is My Gift to You, equally good, and is primarily holiday music).
That aside, Hayley Westenra has what may very well be one of the voices of this century, full, an astounding range, and an ear for what makes beautiful music.
Hayley, if anyone told you at the time that your CD was a success, you tell them they were wrong.
www.amazon.com /Hayley-Westenra/dp/B0000TAOKW   (2699 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra: Teen Angel, Young Singer Takes To The Road With Il Divo - CBS News
It's 1 o'clock on a Thursday afternoon, and Hayley Westenra is still in her pajamas, but not for the usual reasons that an 18-year-old girl would be in such a situation.
Hayley was up late the night before, singing for an audience with the Ottawa Symphony.
His was the first album Hayley ever bought, she recalls, and so she was understandably nervous when they first met three years ago ("It was at the Classical Brit Awards in London").
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/03/03/entertainment/main1367468.shtml   (663 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Hayley Westenra - Live From New Zealand (NTSC): DVD: Hayley Westenra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Hayley is not only fantastic to listen to, but she looks wonderful on stage to.
Hayley Westenra will be someone we hear at lot more of in the future.
I first saw Hayley Westenra on the Frank Skinner show in 2003 and she came across as a very nice young lady.
www.amazon.co.uk /Hayley-Westenra-Live-Zealand-NTSC/dp/B0007VCUGO   (1112 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra Fans | News
Hayley Westenra's debut international album sold two million copies, but now she's 18, New Zealand's angel-voiced star is aiming ever higher with her new one, Odyssey.
Hayley Westenra recently celebrated her 18th Birthday in style in a club in Soho, London, joined by a host of celebrity friends including Howard Shore, Amici Forever, Patrizio and Daniel Beddingfield.
Hayley is actively taking part in the "Make Poverty History Campaign" too: recently she joined other celebrity names to film her "Click Ad" to help raise awareness for the campaign.
www.sitesled.com /members/hayleywestenrafans/news   (751 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra - Odyssey : album review
When Hayley Westenra first appeared two years ago, she was widely hailed as the 'new Charlotte Church'.
For Westenra has an absolutely stunning voice, the sort that really can send goosebumps up and down your spine, and the material chosen for her is, in parts, just wonderful.
Westenra has a truly special voice - one that could be listened to all day in fact.
www.musicomh.com /albums4/hayley-westenra_0905.htm   (681 words)

  
 University of Florida Performing Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Westenra performed for Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush at a private concert at the United States ambassador's residence in London, with Bryn Terfel and José Carreras at the Faenol Festival in Wales, and alongside Luciano Pavarotti in Edinburgh at the Royal Variety Show.
Westenra's latest album, Odyssey, reflects her growth from a teenage prodigy into a mature vocalist.
Westenra recently opened for another popular crossover artist, Il Divo, on its United States tour, and will join the group again in Europe later this month.
www.performingarts.ufl.edu /perf.hayley_westenra.asp   (435 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Pure: Music: Hayley Westenra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
She has impeccably clear diction coupled with a gorgeous voice with a very wide range: her high notes in the Kate Bush hit "Wuthering Heights" are especially striking, and like Bush she is also a dancer, having performed with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Ultimately what this set does demonstrate is that whatever direction Westenra finally settles on, she has the ability to go to the very top.
Westenra sticks close to her classical sound with songs like the delicate "In Trutina" and the traditional New Zealand song "Pokarekare Ana," which is rendered with the backing of a a rather muddled male chorus and some swelling strings.
www.amazon.com /Pure-Hayley-Westenra/dp/B0001IXTIG   (1354 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Pure, Hayley Westenra, CD
Listening to Hayley Westenra -- the angelic-voiced, 16-year-old New Zealander -- naturally brings to mind a certain other teenage vocal prodigy who made her mark singing a mix of classical, traditional, and popular songs.
Westenra also tackles such traditional tunes as "Amazing Grace" and a pair of Maori songs, "Pokarekare Ana" (Come Back to Me) and "Hine e Hine" (Maiden, O Maiden), and brings other, more contemporary fare, such as "Who Painted the Moon Black?" and "Beat of Your Heart," into the blend as well.
Hayley should get the credit she deserves because this album is truly amazing.
music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=ke4rR6XBXm&EAN=28947518020&ITM=2   (407 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Programmes | Breakfast | Hayley Westenra
Hayley: recorded her first CD at 12 years old
Teenager Hayley Westenra should be getting used to breaking records.
Hayley mentioned the Classicalive exhibition at the Olympia exhibition venue in London, from 18th-20th March.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4307017.stm   (191 words)

  
 home
Hayley Westenra is a 16 year old singer from Christchurch, New Zealand.
She has had 3 top selling number one cd's in NZ (and 1 in oz) and her first international cd is on sale now!
Here you'll find all the latest on what Hayleys been up to, pictures, articles and more.
www.geocities.com /hayleyonline2003/home   (264 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: W: Westenra, Hayley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Hayley Westenra International - News, concerts, reviews, audio, video, guestbook, and forum.
Hayley Westenra Worldwide - Picture gallery, media clippings, news, tours, and related links.
Virgin.net Hayley Westenra - An interview conducted in early 2004.
dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/W/Westenra,_Hayley   (115 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra Fan Journal
News about Hayleys USA tour is starting to shine up a bit.
Hayley also spent a year in USA, and I got a copy of the new CD.
From here on, I'll be sure to update the journal with updates on Hayley with whats going on.
journals.aol.com /cassatagames/HayleyWestenraFanJournal   (207 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra at Musical Discoveries
Hayley Westenra: I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and have lived there all my life.
I have two previous albums that were released in New Zealand only.
My first album called Hayley Westenra is a mixture of classical pieces and show pieces.
www.musicaldiscoveries.com /reviews/hayleywestenra.htm   (1111 words)

  
 Decca Music Group - Hayley Westenra
To discover other Decca and Philips artists, click the link below and return to the complete Artist Index.
Introducing Hayley Westenra, 16 year old singing sensation from New Zealand.
Hayley Westenra's new album ODYSSEY was always going to be a different proposition to PURE, the record-breaking 2003 collection which marked her international debut.
www.deccaclassics.com /artists/westenra/biog.asp   (1073 words)

  
 Tower Records - Pure - Hayley Westenra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Personnel: Hayley Westenra (vocals); Giles Martin (guitar, keyboards, programming); Robbie McIntosh, Tony Ingelby (guitar); Dave Hartley (piano); James Brett (keyboards); Steve Pearce, Mark Brown (bass); Andres Kallmark (programming); Mary Hammond (background vocals); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
On her debut, Hayley Westenra, a 16-year-old singing sensation from New Zealand, endures the inevitable comparisons to Charlotte Church, but it's the impression she's made that's placed her in such lofty company.
Westenra moves gracefully through a program made up primarily of Euro-pop ballads but also includes arrangements of well-known classical melodies, as well as a pair of Maori songs.
www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=2973699   (231 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra | Amplifier NZ Music
With so much happening so quickly you would expect a precocious teenager to be the result.
Hayley is neither arrogant nor falsely demure, just a young woman with the regular passions of someone her age and an irregular ability to express herself beyond her years.
This is Hayley hard at work promoting her second album 'Pure'.
www.amplifier.co.nz /artist/8323/hayley_westenra.html   (604 words)

  
 The Hayley Westenra Fanlisting
A fanlisting is a means of bringing together a group of people who are all fans of a certain thing.
In this case it is the amazingly talented 18-year-old New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra.
Visit The fanlistings for more on fanlistings and hayleywestenrafans.com for more info on Hayley.
www.kiwiolsen.net /fanlistings/hayley   (371 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Regular news updates, videos, music, and Hayleys personal newsletter here.
International website supporting New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra, pure voiced singing superstar on an Odyssey.
Download, listen and watch Hayley Westenra music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/hayley-westenra/612946/main   (108 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra International - Lindsay to Rochell
Glad to have you aboard; No link to Hayley’s CD sales!!!
I can tell you that Hayley will be staring in a musical showcase in the US in Feb 2001 so watch out for that but I do expect to be able to tell of up coming US TV appearances before then.
Thanks for visiting, we hope you find as much pleasure in viewing this site as we did in the making.
www.hayley-westenra-international.com /messages/lindsay_2001sept03.htm   (72 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra - NZMusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
When you're in the presence of beauty it's not something you have to think about.
Whether it's aural or visual, or in Hayley Westenra's case both, you tingle with the feeling that your soul has been touched.
You can pontificate about perfect pitch, analyse the cadence of every note, wax lyrical about the feast before you, but you know when people come along and say they love to listen to their CD every day that something special has been communicated.
www.nzmusic.com /artist.cfm?i=366   (255 words)

  
 Scoop: Hayley Wins Favorite Female Up and Coming Award
Hayley Westenra, the winner of 2004 Favorite Female Up and Coming Award, also attended Metin's exhibition.
One and only MELISSA RIVERS, the full-time host of E! Entertainment Television's event programming, was the smashing co-host of the night.
The lovely HAYLEY WESTENRA, the winner of 2004 Favorite Female Up and Coming Award, also attended Metin's exhibition.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/CU0406/S00133.htm   (1886 words)

  
 Hayley Westenra - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Hayley Westenra - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Hayley Westenra’s debut international album Pure has become the best selling debut album in the history of the UK classical album charts taking only 1 week to reach Gold status (100,000).
A fact that has done nothing to change the easy going, down to earth nature of the sixteen year old from Christchurch, New Zealand, known for her extraordinarily “Pure” voice.
artistdirect.com /music/artist/card/0,,2759959,00.html   (145 words)

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