Herma Keil along with brothers Olaf, Klaus, Rudolf and cousin
Freddie Keil formed The
Keil Isles
The Keil Isles were a New Zealand-based Rock & Roll group which consisted of the Keil Brothers, Olaf, Herman, Rudolf, Klaus and their cousin Freddie Keil. They were all Samoans with German ancestry.
Band history
Their lead guitarist Olaf Keil ...
in the 1950s which proved to be a popular hit making band. The band at one stage was billed as Herma Keil & The Keil Isles. He was their lead vocalist for six years from 1960 until 1966. He along with sister
Eliza
ELIZA is an early natural language processing computer program created from 1964 to 1966 at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory by Joseph Weizenbaum. Created to demonstrate the superficiality of communication between humans and machines, E ...
left the band to pursue solo careers. He released records under his own name as a solo artist and he and sister Eliza appeared in the musical comedy film ''
Don't Let It Get To You''.
In later years Herma Keil moved to Australia and retired there.
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
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 ...
(previously known as ''New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in
New Zealand music
The music of New Zealand has been influenced by a number of traditions, including Māori music, the music introduced by European settlers during the nineteenth century, and a variety of styles imported during the twentieth century, including ...
and have been presented annually since 1965.
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Film and television appearances
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Don't Let It Get To You''
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Don't Let It Get You (1966)
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References
External links
AudioCulture profile
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New Zealand guitarists
New Zealand male guitarists
New Zealand people of German descent
Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
Samoan people of German descent
New Zealand pop singers
Viking Records artists
Living people
Samoan emigrants to Australia
Year of birth missing (living people)