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==Life and career== |
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Teeks was born in 1993 and has [[Ngāpuhi]], [[Ngāi Te Rangi]] and [[Ngāti Ranginui]] whakapapa.<ref name="sunday">{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018776915/teeks-has-got-soul |title=TEEKS has got soul |work=Saturday Morning |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=12 December 2020 |accessdate=1 March 2021}}</ref> He grew up in his father's home of [[Hokianga]] but also spent significant time in [[Tauranga]], where his mother lives.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/92926847/a-sneek-peak-at-teeks |title=A sneak peek at Teeks |first=Mike |last=Alexander |work=Sunday News |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=28 May 2017 |accessdate=1 March 2021}}</ref> After high school he studied music and taught [[Māori language|Māori]] at [[Unitec Institute of Technology|Unitec]]. |
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At the [[2017 New Zealand Music Awards]], Teeks won Best Māori Artist and was nominated for [[Aotearoa Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year|Breakthrough Artist of the Year]] and [[Aotearoa Music Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Soul/RnB Artist|Best Soul/RnB Artist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018621917/lorde-wins-six-tuis-at-the-new-zealand-music-awards |title=New Zealand Music Awards 2017: all the winners |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=16 November 2017 |accessdate=1 March 2021}}</ref> |
At the [[2017 New Zealand Music Awards]], Teeks won Best Māori Artist and was nominated for [[Aotearoa Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year|Breakthrough Artist of the Year]] and [[Aotearoa Music Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Soul/RnB Artist|Best Soul/RnB Artist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018621917/lorde-wins-six-tuis-at-the-new-zealand-music-awards |title=New Zealand Music Awards 2017: all the winners |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=16 November 2017 |accessdate=1 March 2021}}</ref> |
Teeks
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Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi, known by his mononym Teeks, is a Maori soul singer from New Zealand. He has released three EPs so far: The Grapefruit Skies (2017), I (2020) and II (2020). His debut album, Something To Feel, was released on March 26, 2021. [1]
The music video for his single, "Without You", was released on 19 August 2020. It was directed by Tom Gould and was shot in Hokianga, New Zealand during January 2020. Teeks has said, "It's my favourite place in the world", adding that this is the territory his father is from.[2]
Teeks was born in 1993 and has Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui whakapapa.[3] He grew up in his father's home of Hokianga but also spent significant time in Tauranga, where his mother lives.[4] After high school he studied music and taught MāoriatUnitec.
At the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards, Teeks won Best Māori Artist and was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Soul/RnB Artist.[5]
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Something to Feel |
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The Grapefruit Skies |
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"First Time" | 2021 | 20 |
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"Younger" | 2021 | 4 |
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