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Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand singer, classical crossover artist, songwriter, and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first
internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies
worldwide. Pure is the fastest-selling international début classical album to date, having made Westenra an international star at age 16. In
August 2006, she joined the Irish group Celtic Woman, was featured on their Celtic Woman: A New Journey CD and DVD, toured with them
on their 2007 Spring Tour, a ...read more
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand singer, classical crossover artist, songwriter, and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first
internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies
worldwide. Pure is the fastest-selling international début classical album to date, having made Westenra an international star at age 16. In
August 2006, she joined the Irish group Celtic Woman, was featured on their Celtic Woman: A New Journey CD and DVD, toured with them
on their 2007 Spring Tour, and was also featured on their DVD, The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection, released in 2008. Westenra has
produced five New Zealand number one studio albums, holding the title for the most number one records for any New Zealand act, a record
shared with alternative rock band Shihad since the release of FVEY, their 2014 album.
Across classical music to easy listening, folk and pop style songs, Westenra has performed songs in English, Māori, Irish, Spanish, Italian,
German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien.
Westenra has performed for dignitaries all over the world. She is the second youngest UNICEF Ambassador to date and has contributed to
charities around the globe.
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