Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a

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songwriter, musician, public transport advocate and operator of Whanganui's historic

Durie Hill Elevator The Durie Hill Elevator is a public elevator in Whanganui, on the North Island of New Zealand. It connects Anzac Parade beside the Whanganui River with the suburb of Durie Hill. It is ranked by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Pla ...

Biography

Tonnon grew up in

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and studied music and history at the

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. The inspiration for some of Tonnon's works come from current affairs: "Water Underground" on irrigation on the Canterbury Plains; "Marion Bates Realty" on Auckland's gentrification; "Lockheed Bomber" about the Canberra air disaster; and his show ''Rail Land'' on car dependence. In 2022 he won the

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for his album ''Leave Love Out of This.'' In 2021 Tonnon took on the contract to operate the

in Whanganui. A

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44527 Tonnon was named after Tonnon as a result of his ''Synthesized Universe'', a show he developed in 2018 for the planetarium at the Otago Museum in Dunedin.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

Singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon becomes Whanganui underground elevator operator.
Interview on RNZ, 28 June 2021
Anthonie Tonnon website
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