Opetaia Foaʻi

Polynesian musician, composer and singer
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Opetaia Foaʻi

Summary

Opetaia Foaʻi is a human[1]. He was born in Tuamasaga[2]. He was born on 1956[3]. He worked as a composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], and percussionist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Opetaia Foaʻi's place of birth was Tuamasaga[2].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi was born on 1956[3].
  • Among Opetaia Foaʻi's spouses was Julie Foa’i[9].
  • A child of Opetaia Foaʻi was Matatia Foa'i[10].
  • A child of Opetaia Foaʻi was Olivia Foa'i[11].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi held citizenship in New Zealand[12].
  • Tokelauan was Opetaia Foaʻi's native language[13].
  • Tuvaluan was Opetaia Foaʻi's native language[14].
  • Samoan was Opetaia Foaʻi's native language[15].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi is identified as part of the Tokelauan people ethnic group[16].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi is identified as part of the Tuvaluans ethnic group[17].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi worked as a composer[4].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi worked as a singer[5].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi worked as a guitarist[6].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's professions included percussionist[7].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi received the Senior Pacific Artist Award[18].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi was a member of Te Vaka[19].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi is recorded as male[20].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's official website is recorded as https://www.opetaiafoai.com/[22].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tokelauan[23].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tuvaluan[24].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Samoan[25].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Opetaia Foaʻi's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Performing Arts Aotearoa New Zealand[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1956[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f477e3bd-5d1a-442c-aa60-9bf865a14d41[31]

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Origins and Family

Opetaia Foaʻi was born in Tuamasaga[2]. He was born on 1956[3]. Ethnic identities include Tokelauan people[16], an ethnic group[32] and Tuvaluans[17], a nation[33], in Tuvalu[34]. Native languages include Tokelauan[13], Tuvaluan[14], and Samoan[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], and percussionist[7].

Recognition

Opetaia Foaʻi received the Senior Pacific Artist Award[18].

Personal Life

Among Opetaia Foaʻi's spouses was Julie Foa’i[9]. Children include Matatia Foa'i[10], an actor[35] and Olivia Foa'i[11], a singer[36].

Why It Matters

Opetaia Foaʻi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Opetaia Foaʻi born?

Opetaia Foaʻi was born in Tuamasaga[2].

Who was Opetaia Foaʻi married to?

Opetaia Foaʻi's spouses include Julie Foa’i[9].

What did Opetaia Foaʻi do for work?

Opetaia Foaʻi worked as composer[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], and percussionist[7].

What awards did Opetaia Foaʻi receive?

Honors received include Senior Pacific Artist Award[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . thespinoff.co.nz. thespinoff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . rnz.co.nz. Retrieved . rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . rnz.co.nz. Retrieved . rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . rnz.co.nz. Retrieved . rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . thespinoff.co.nz. thespinoff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . thespinoff.co.nz. Retrieved . thespinoff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . thespinoff.co.nz. thespinoff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . fsm-media.com. fsm-media.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . The Spinoff. thespinoff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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