Harper Finn is a New Zealand singer and musician. He has written and produced ten singles and has announced an EP to be released in 2022. Following the release of his single ’Dance Away These Days’ Harper Finn was awarded ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year' at The Aotearoa Music Awards in 2021.

Early life

Harper Finn was born in

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) and television presenter Marie Azcona. The family moved back to

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when he was age 1. As a teenager he worked at an Auckland music venue. He featured in many of Tim Finn's music videos and sang backing vocals on a song from the album '' The View Is Worth the Climb''. He spent some of his teenage years performing alongside his father in several of his events in New Zealand and Australia.

Career

In 2018 Harper Finn released his first single "Look Who's Sorry Now". Finn released 'Dance Away These Days' October 2nd 2020, the song was co-produced by five-time Grammy winner Cole MGN (Beck, Snoop Dogg, Blood Orange) and

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(Dean Lewis, Milky Chance). The 'Dance Away These Days' official music video was co-directed by James K Lowe and Nicole Miller-Wong. Following this release Finn was nominated and then awarded '‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year' at The Aotearoa Music Awards in 2021 and has been described as having "unique sound, signature moves and the ability to hypnotise a crowd" ''Different Skies'' is the latest track from ''NEWCOMER,'' Harper’s 8-track EP that is set to be released later this year. ''NEWCOMER'' tells the stories of the places Harper’s stayed over the last couple of years and particularly his move to

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Discography

''This discography relates to releases by Harper Finn only (excluding remixes and covers).''

Extended plays

Singles

Awards

Aotearoa Music Awards

The

Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that ...

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References

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21st-century New Zealand male singers New Zealand male singer-songwriters Musicians from Auckland 1998 births

External links

Official Website