The Yandall Sisters were a popular
New Zealand
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-born
Samoa
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n all-female singing group of the 1970s, who made a major contribution to music in New Zealand. The members of the group were Caroline, Mary and Adele Yandall, and later younger sister Pauline Yandall.
In 1974, their hit song "
Sweet Inspiration" stayed on the NZ Top 20 singles chart for eight weeks, and has become a classic favourite in New Zealand and the
Pacific Islands. The track was a cover of the song by an
American group of the same name.
In 1977, the Yandall Sisters were named New Zealand Group of the Year. Popular entertainers in their own right, they have provided backing vocals for hundreds of musicians and entertainers, in New Zealand and Australia. These include notable showbands and Maori artists including the late
Prince Tui Teka, the late Sir
Howard Morrison, the late Bunny Walters and
John Rowles
Sir John Edward Rowles (born 26 March 1947) is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and he is best known in New Zealand for his song from 1970, "Cheryl Moana Marie", which he wrote about his younge ...
.
Mary Yandall recorded an album with
Rodger Fox in 1987. She died aged 62 on 30 January 2012 at Auckland Hospital after a short illness.
In 2007, the Yandall Sisters were awarded the "Lifetime Achievement" award by the Pacific Music Awards Trust in Aotearoa in recognition of their significant contribution to Pacific Music.
Discography
Singles
* (1975) "Sweet Inspiration" #8
* (1984) "
Hei Konei Rā" #21 (
Pātea Māori Club
Pātea Māori Club is a New Zealand cultural group and performance act formed in the South Taranaki town of Pātea in 1967 as the Pātea Methodist Māori Club. In 1983, the group began to release Māori-language pop and hip hop music, produ ...
featuring
Dalvanius and the Yandall Sisters)
Session work
*
Will Crummer - ''
Shoebox Love Songs'' -
Ode
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*
Space Waltz - ''Space Waltz'' - EMI HSD 1038 - 1975, (Also released on
World Record Club E 3207)
*
Bunny Walters
Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters (31 May 1953 – 14 December 2016) was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy" and "Take the Money and Run".
Background
Of Ngāi Te Ra ...
- "
Take The Money And Run"
*
Deane Waretini - ''
Waretini'' - CBS SBP 237634 - 1981
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Waretini
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See also
* Samoan New Zealander
References
New Zealand pop music groups
New Zealand girl groups
New Zealand people of Samoan descent
Samoan singers
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