1. Hollie Smith was born on 17 November 1982 and is a New Zealand soul singer-songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.
12 Facts About Hollie Smith
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In 1999, as a 16-year-old, Hollie Smith made the album Light From a Distant Shore after winning Best Female Vocalist at the National Jazz Festival of NZ.
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Hollie Smith recorded an album Home, Land and Sea and toured with the band.
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Hollie Smith featured on Fat Freddy's Drop's track 'Hope' and performed on Concord Dawn and Recloose' albums.
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In 2005, the 5-track Hollie Smith EP was released, featuring her own compositions.
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In 2005, Hollie Smith signed a multi-album record deal with Manhattan Records, part of the Blue Note Label Group.
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Later in 2013, Hollie Smith was selected to perform at the Australasian World Music Expo in Melbourne, which resulted in an invitation to perform at the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival in July 2014.
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In 2016, Hollie Smith completed two tours of New Zealand and a tour of Australia to promote the release of the album.
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Hollie Smith then guested on the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown hit 'Stay' with an all-star line up that featured Stan Walker, Ria Hall, Kings, Troy Kingi, among others.
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In October 2021, five years after the release of Water Or Gold, Hollie Smith returned with her fourth solo album, Coming In From The Dark.
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In October 2022, Hollie Smith won the second season of the Masked Singer NZ, as 'Bedazzled Unicorn'.
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In 2010, Hollie Smith ended an "intense" relationship with C4 presenter Clarke Gayford.