10 Facts About Ladi6

1.

Ladi6 spent six months living in Berlin and touring Europe in both 2010 and 2011.

2.

Ladi6 has been called "New Zealand's answer to Erykah Badu".

3.

Ladi6 is a spokesperson for the Not Our Future anti-smoking campaign.

4.

Ladi6 was born in Christchurch on 7 November 1982, and raised in that city.

5.

Ladi6's family moved to Africa for a year and a half when she was a teenager, which is where she says she first started to write and play music.

6.

Ladi6 has been called "New Zealand's answer to Erykah Badu".

7.

Ladi6 has been an advocate for many health campaigns and has helped to profile certain issues through speaking out on social media.

8.

Ladi6 appeared on Songs From the Inside in 2015 alongside Troy Kingi, MC Scribe and Anika Moa.

9.

In London, Metro Magazine said Ladi6 was "One to Watch".

10.

Ladi6 is the cousin of other prominent Samoan New Zealand musicians Scribe and Tyra Hammond of The Opensouls.