Hoku Ho Clements was born on June 10,1981 and is an American singer and actress.
16 Facts About Hoku
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Hoku is best known for her 2000 single "Another Dumb Blonde", from the soundtrack and film Snow Day, which peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the single "Perfect Day", which appeared on the soundtrack of the hit comedy film Legally Blonde and was added to Contemporary hit radio in June 2001.
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Hoku was born Hoku Christian Ho on June 10,1981, on the island of Oahu, the daughter of entertainer Don Ho and Patricia Swallie.
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Hoku's given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star.
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Hoku's father was hapa, of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch descent.
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Hoku has one full sibling, a younger sister named Kaimana, and eight half-siblings.
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Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs, as a child.
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Hoku was initially unaware of her father's fame, learning from people's reactions after realizing who her father was.
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Hoku caught the attention of songwriter and producer Antonina Armato, who encouraged her to move to Los Angeles to meet with other producers.
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Armato assisted Hoku in securing the deal, and Ho insisted that he and his lawyers review it before she signed.
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Hoku had planned to work on a second album for Interscope after the March 2001 release of her single "Perfect Day" to radio, a track which appeared on the soundtrack of the hit comedy film Legally Blonde, and served as the film's theme song and was officially added to Contemporary hit radio in June 2001.
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Hoku wrote and funded an EP, Listen Up, which was released on August 1,2008, through the singer's own Ola Vista Records.
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Hoku opened for Gwen Stefani's Neal S Blaisdell Center shows of The Sweet Escape Tour later that month.
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Hoku has been frequently compared to fellow pop singers Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears Charlotte Dillon of AllMusic has noted Hoku's distinct style, attributing it to the singer's Christian faith.
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Hoku became a Christian after first attending church in 1995 and she has said nothing means more to her than music outside of her family and faith.
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The couple eloped "for personal reasons", according to Hoku, later saying that she was scared to tell her father because of his harsh attitude towards boys she previously dated and how young she was at the time.