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Raiatea Helm: Her Music and Background
Beautiful, Molokai-born singer Raiatea Helm is
equally at home singing traditional Hawaiian
falsetto songs and contemporary and classic jazz tunes.
Her albums released in 2002, 2004, and 2007 received many
awards, and two of her albums were nominated by
the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for
Hawaiian Music Grammy awards.
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Facts About Raiatea Helm
Born: August 8, 1984
Born on Oahu, Raised in Kalamaula, Molokai
Parents: Zachary and Henrietta Helm
Siblings: Has two brothers
Maternal Grandmother: Olga Holi
Heritage: Hawaiian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Tahitian, Scottish, German, Welsh
She now records on family owned "Raiatea Helm Records" label
Raiatea Helm - Performance Schedule
Raiatea Helm - Official Web Site
Hawaiian falsetto and classic jazz singer Raiatea Helm was born
on Oahu, and raised in Kalamaula, Molokai. She first appeared on
the Hawaiian music scene in 2000 when she was only 18
years old. Her first album, "Far Away Heaven" amazed
longtime aficionados of the Hawaiian falsetto singing
style because of the purity and clarity of her voice.
Many say she is a natural successor to the great
falsetto singers Genoa Keawe, Lena Machado, and Amy
Hanaialii Gilliom.
When her first album, "Far Away Heaven", was released,
Raiatea Helm was named Female Vocalist of the Year
and Most Promising New Artist at the Na Hoku Hanohano awards
and she was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the
Hawaii Music Awards. Her second and third albums, "Sweet and Lovely"
and "Hawaiian Blossom" were both nominated for Grammy Awards
and they received multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.
Recordings by Raiatea Helm
Raiatea Helm was only 18 years old when she
released her first album in 2002, and she has
released two albums since then, in 2004 and 2007.
Videos of Raiatea Helm
Raiatea's 2009 Tahiti Tour
Articles About Raiatea Helm
2009:'
Raiatea's Roots and her 2009 Tahiti Trip
2009:'
Raiatea Helm to Perform at DC Inauguaral Ball
2006:'
At the Helm of Success: Raiatea's Own Label
2005:
Helm a Na Hoku Hanohano Hit
2003:
Falsetto Singer Won't Let Success Slow her Down
2003:
Amazing Teens of 2002
2002:
Keeping a Hawaiian Legacy Alive
Mountain Apple on Raiatea Helm
Disney Mike Photo of Raiatea Helm
Official Web Site
Albums at Amazon:
Sweet and Lovely
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Far Away Heaven
See also:
Other Hawaiian Falsetto Singers
Hawaiian Music Artists A to Z
Birthdays of Hawaiian Music Artists
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