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CodeDS/UK/5060
NameWestenra; Hayley (10 April 1987); New Zealand classical crossover singer songwriter
Variations of NameHayley Dee Westenra
Dates10 April 1987
GenderFemale
Place of Birth/OriginChristchurch, New Zealand (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of Gerald Westenra and Jill Westenra. Hayley has Irish, Dutch and English heritage.
Grandaughter of Shirley Ireland (singer) and grandfather (pianist).
BiographyHayley Westenra is a New Zealand classical crossover singer and songwriter. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. This is one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history.

She is one of the youngest UNICEF Ambassadors to date.

Westenra has sung in English, Maori, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien.

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