Rosita Vai

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Rosita Vai

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rosita Vai
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Origin = Wellington, New Zealand
Instrument = Singing
Genre = Pop
R&B
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Sony BMG (2005–2007)
Associated_acts = Ben Lummis, Matthew Saunoa
URL = [http://www.rosita.co.nz/ Official Site]
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Rosita Vai (born June 4, 1981 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a singer who rose to popularity after winning the second season on "NZ Idol". On "NZ Idol" she was not in the bottom 3 in the whole competition. She also appeared on TV2's Pop's Ultimate Star, which featured various winners from New Zealand Idol and PopStars, however she was voted out in the second week.

After she had won NZ idol, NZ entertainer Sir Howard Morrison made comments about Vai's large body size, saying it would affect her career and give the wrong image to her fans. Morrison and Vai reconciled on the television show "Close Up", [cite news
url=http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=271&objectid=10351005
title=Sir Howard offers flowers but still doesn't say 'sorry'
publisher=New Zealand Herald
date=2005-10-19
accessdate=2006-10-23] and the two performed a duet together at a live concert in 2006. [cite news
url=http://www.dailypost.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3671503
title=Rosita and Sir Howard wow Rotorua fans
publisher=The Daily Post
date=2006-02-06
accessdate=2006-10-23]

Like "NZ Idol" season one winner Ben Lummis, Rosita is no longer signed to SonyBMG. However she is currently in the studio recording her follow-up album to the debut album "Golden", with the first single "Could This Be?" due in August 2008. She has also been making appearances with her new backing band and played at Out in the Square - Wellington's gay and lesbian fair as a special guest on 1 March, and headlined the after-party, Idolised, alongside The Glamazons. [ [http://www.outinthesquare.co.nz/ Out in The Square - Wellington Gay and Lesbian Fair ] ]

She is of Samoan ethnicity and performed at the opening ceremony to the 2007 Pacific Games, held in Apia, Samoa. [ [http://www.samoa2007.ws Fire, Dance and Song Bring in the Games] from the Official Website to the 2007 Pacific Games]

"New Zealand Idol" Performances

*Auckland Auditions: "I Have Nothing", Whitney Houston
*Top 60: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", Marvin Gaye
*Top 36: "Work It Out", Beyoncé
*Top 24: "I Have Nothing", Whitney Houston
*Top 10: "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", Deborah Cox
*Top 9: "I'm Coming Out", Diana Ross
*Top 8: "Always Be My Baby", Mariah Carey
*Top 7: "Golden", Jill Scott
*Top 6: "You're All I Need to Get By", Aretha Franklin
*Top 5: "If It Makes You Happy", Sheryl Crow
*Top 4: "Sweet Lovers", Holiday Makers
*Top 4: "Language", Annie Crummer
*Top 3: "I Can't Tell You Why", The Eagles
*Top 3: "Dangerously In Love", Beyoncé
*Grand Final: "All I Ask", (Winners single)
*Grand Final: "Golden", Jill Scott
*Grand Final: "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?", Alicia Keys Declared "2nd New Zealand Idol"

Discography

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The following article is a complete discography of every album and single released by New Zealand pop/R&B music artist Rosita Vai.

Albums

References

External links

* [http://www.rosita.co.nz Official website]
* [http://nzidol.co.nz/contestant_bio.php?id=7 TVNZ Biography]
* [http://www.idolblog.com/node/2007122 Idolblog Biography]
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