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| Christmas Message from Hayley!Thought I'd send you a short message before the end of the year is up and you all go away on holiday, myself included!New Zealand tomorrow for a good month off which will give me plenty of time to catch up with the family and friends...My 3 week tour of Japan was a definite highlight for me and I'm looking forward to going back next year for some more concerts.Returning to the UK after a 2 month stint away was also wonderful (no comment on the weather!New Zealand carol with the starring choir.Thanks so much for the cards and pressies!It will be an honour to tour with the fantastic Dave Dobbyn.Our musical styles are a bit contrasting, but that is where the magic happens!You can visit the store by clicking here to check them all out!Fantastic support from Fiona Pears, this promises to be a fantastic tour, don't miss out!Click Here to see the full poster.UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide.Westenra has received awards for her contribution to music, both in New Zealand and worldwide.She is the youngest UNICEF Ambassador to date and has been lauded for her charitable contributions to the world.Philanthropy and charity
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3.The family has a history of music: Westenra's grandmother Shirley Ireland was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist who also played the piano accordion.The teacher encouraged Westenra to learn how to play a musical instrument to improve her abilities, and she duly learned to read music and play the violin, piano, and recorder.She began voice lessons and discovered a passion for musical theatre.In ballet, there were not enough boys.There was a severe lack of singing boys and, at the time, it was quite disappointing."Some time later, after finishing her album, both Westenra and her sister, Sophie, busked in Christchurch.The pair drew a large crowd, and one woman asked the girls if they had ever recorded anything.My Gift to You, a CD of Christmas music.Decca's UK president was also impressed with her voice when they signed her to the label, saying that she was "captivated by the beauty and expressiveness of her voice."Pure's success ensured that Decca would take Westenra seriously.Some of her fame today can be directly attributed to the way in which Decca promoted her.Although the traditional audience of classical crossover music is that of adult women, they also promoted her music to children and teenagers.This special was entitled, Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand.Her successful career was again bolstered at the Sydney Opera House where she received a rare standing ovation.In 2005, she released a new album called Odyssey.Odyssey containing several recordings not on the original album was released in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2006, her 19th birthday.Il Divo on a worldwide tour, though in March she performed solo concerts in the U.That tour officially ended in June, but was then extended by six performances.On 5 September 2006, Westenra was named as one of the ten outstanding young people in the world by the Junior Chamber International.After releasing Pure, Westenra and her family moved to London.It's this legacy of music that she's been passing down to me since my childhood, and it's many of these beautiful old songs that I've explored here on my album."As her success increased so did her political activism.Patrick's Day 2007, she performed again for President George W.Bush at the White House.She had plans to present the president with a petition to place a mandatory carbon cap on the United States.However, when touring she is sometimes unable to carry on her modus vivendi, concerned about getting the appropriate amounts of nutrients.The song "Prayer" composed by Secret Garden and performed by Westenra is featured in the trailers for the Nintendo Wii video game, Forever Blue (Endless Ocean in North America), as well as in the game itself.Westenra is the youngest UNICEF Ambassador to date.In 2005, Westenra visited Ghana to publicize her project, Bikes for Ghana, and actively help funding for UNICEF; this involved raising money to purchase bicycles for young girls, allowing them to get to their schools from outlying surrounding areas.In June 2006 she appeared at a fund raiser for UK charity Act Against Bullying.More recently, she took part in a breast cancer awareness campaign in New Zealand.All the children who receive her help at this Center are disabled.She solos "Scarborough Fair" and "Lascia Ch'io Pianga".UNICEF Benefit Concert
Sang the official UNICEF song "Children First" at the H.Andersen jubilee in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005.Celtic Woman North American Tour
Toured with Celtic Woman between March and April, with additional appearances in May.Hayley Westenra: In Her Own Voice."Hayley Westenra: Teen Angel", CBSNews.Christie Eliezer, Anastasia Tsioulcas.Hayley Westenra returns to Abbey...."Teenage songstress Hayley Westenra brings gorgeous classical crossover music to the Phillips Center" (PDF).The Walt Disney Company.Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand."UCJ to target Aussies and Kiwis for latest Hayley Westenra album.""Young Hayley's already become an old hand."Vote for the World Sexiest Vegetarian List."UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and singing sensation Hayley Westenra visits Ghana", UNICEF."Westenra's riding high on international career."The Act Against Bullying Cup 2006."Hayley Westenra joins prominent women backing WEN".CNN covers singer Hayley Westenra's visit to the Nordoff Robbins Center!."Hayley Westenra Joins Celtic Woman", CelticWoman.Hayley Westenra Official Web Site."World Premiere of UNICEF song", UNICEF.Hayley Westenra: The World at Her Feet.New Zealand: Penguin Books.Hayley Westenra: In Her Own Voice.London: Virgin Books Ltd.Official website
Profile at CelticWoman.John Rockley Show interview (22 February 2007)
Hayley Westenra Interview at ilikemusic.SHORT DESCRIPTION
A New Zealand soprano of Irish heritage.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Hayley Westenra is the first studio album of Hayley Westenra for Universal New Zealand and her first album for a label.This album was released only in New Zealand and Australia.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This page was last modified 08:24, 4 November 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details."Are you sure you want to block this user?Questions Contest: Here are your answers!Greetings from the south!For the first time the album also includes several original tracks written by Hayley herself."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Congratulations Hayley, on the Grammy nomination.The first impressions with your voice are really wonderful Hayley.There then and here now.AWESOME performance in Tampa.You, Lisa, Maraid, Chloe and Orla were just magnificent.Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us!Greetings to Hayley Westenra If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.The beautiful thing of myspace is...HotFreeLayoutsYou truely are an angel with a pure voice!HayleyThankyou for recording the song Sonny.You have a beautiful voice...Just picked up one of your CD's...Celtic Woman program on the local PBS channel.Otherwise I would not have heard your awesome voice.When i have listened for the first time your voice I remained whitout words.Your voice is Wonderful!My best wishes, Giuseppe.Thanks for all the great music and for not falling into the mold of the Brittany's and Lindsay's of the entertainment world.You do it with class and beauty and not to mention one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.Looking forward to the new autobiography Hayley.Angel, but you have the voice of one!You did a great job conveying the innocence of Maria.Hey Hayley,When are you coming to Manchester again?Greetings from my heart with some flowers for you.Hey,I just wanted to take a moment and wish you a great start to the week.Thanks as always for your friendship and continued support; both mean a great deal to me!Thank you so much for adding me!Thanks for your friendship.Finally found a copy of "Odyssey."I'd love to hear your feelings about my posts.After West Side Story, what is your next project going to be?"Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.This could be an attempt to steal your username and password.This is not a MySpace login page, please do not enter your MySpace login information (email address or password).Do you wish to continue your form submission?"Thanks so much to everyone for all your comments!!Over the last five years, Simon has built and developed this website into
the most comprehensive resource for Hayley Westenra fans on the Internet and we are dedicated to continuing his work.Simon, we will miss you.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for flagging this video.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Per our Community Guidelines, hate speech is specifically defined in reference to "protected groups."Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.I'm just not getting it.Both vocals and band are mediocre at best.Would you like to comment?Here's Hayley singing Kate Bush's classic live,...After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for flagging this video.Thank you for sharing your concerns.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.You've GOT to be kidding me !!!!!!!!REAL big stage to perform live...Hayley sings Enya's number from the first LOTR ...Who Painted the Moon Black?All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. |
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