Robina Brown-Fainga'a, known as Bina Butta , is a
Samoan-
Filipino musician from Australia. She released the song "
Lady Love" in 2021, which became a hit song in New Zealand after going viral on
TikTok.
Biography
Bina Butta grew up in
Western Sydney, Australia, as the youngest of three.
She comes from a
Samoan-
Filipino family,
whose ancestral village is
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in Samoa.
Her two brothers were born in
Auckland, New Zealand. Her family moved to the United States when she was young, and returned to Australia when she was 12.
Bina Butta's brothers, Rellek Brown and Kennyon Brown, also work in the music industry.
Bina Butta released her first song in 2017, "Bae", a collaboration with her brother Kennyon Brown and Donell Lewis on the album ''Legooo'', and released her debut solo single "Akiliz" in 2019.
In 2021, Bina Butta released the single "Lady Love", which she wrote and performed with her brother Kennyon Brown at the start of the
COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia.
The song was inspired by Bina Butta becoming a mother, and the feeling of welcoming a baby into the family.
The song became viral on
TikTok,
and saw success in Australia, the Pacific and the United States.
The song was a hit in New Zealand, becoming platinum certified in 2022.
At the 2022
Pacific Music Awards, Bina Butta and her brother were nominated for the Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist award.
Personal life
Bina Butta has two children with her
Tongan New Zealand husband.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Guest appearances
Notes
References
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21st-century Australian women singers
Australian people of Filipino descent
Australian people of Samoan descent
Australian reggae musicians
Living people
Singers from Sydney
Year of birth missing (living people)