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Teeks
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Born | Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi 26 October 1993
Te Tai Tokerau, New Zealand
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Website | thisteeks |
Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi, known by his mononym Teeks, is a Māori soul singer from New Zealand. His debut album, Something To Feel, was released on 26 March 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 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 in Northland and has Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui whakapapa.[3] He grew up in his father's home in Opononi, near Hokianga from the age of eleven, 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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"If Only"[9] | 2017 | — | The Grapefruit Skies EP |
"Never Be Apart"[10] | — | ||
"Whakaaria Mai (How Great Thou Art)" (with Hollie Smith)[11] |
2019 | — | non album single |
"Without You"[12] | 2020 | — | Something to Feel |
"Remember Me"[13] | — | ||
"First Time"[14] | 2021 | 20 | |
"Younger"[15] | 4 | ||
"I Can't Make You Love Me" (Live at the Auckland Town Hall)[16] |
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"Oil and Water"[17] | 8 |
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