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Raiatea Helm

Raiatea Mokihana Maile Helm (born 8 August 1984) is a Hawaiian music vocalist from Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi. She has earned four Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as two Grammy nominations for Best Hawaiian Music Album.[1]

Raiatea Helm
Helm photographed in 2019
Background information
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 39)
O'ahu, Hawaii, U.S.
GenresHawaiian
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Instrument(s)
Years active2000–present
Labels
Websiteraiateahelm.com

Helm is best known for her Leo Kiʻekiʻe (Hawaiian falsetto). Helm started her music career when she was 16. At 18 she released her first album, Far Away Heaven, which was critically acclaimed and won her the Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year Award and the Most Promising Artist Award.[2] Her second album, Sweet and Lovely, earned her four more Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Hawaiian Music Album at the 48th Grammy Awards, making Helm the first Hawaiian female vocalist nominated for a Grammy.[3] Her third album, Hawaiian Blossom, earned her further Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a second Grammy nomination.[4] Her 2016 album, He Leo Huali, A Pure Voice, also won her a Na Hoku Hanohano Award.[5]

Helm has recorded with a number of other Hawaiian music artists, such as Keola Beamer, Genoa Keawe, and Kealiʻi Reichel.[6] She studied music at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Raiatea Helm is a descendant of King Kamehameha I, thru Chiefess Keanolani, daughter of Abigail Maheha and Lot Kapuāiwa, who reigned as King of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872.[7][8][9][10] She is the daughter of Zachary Helm[11] and Henrietta Helm, and the niece of Hawaiian musician and sovereignty activist, George Helm.[12]

Discography edit

Name Format Year Notes
Far Away Heaven Album 2002 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year, Most Promising Artist
Sweet and Lovely Album 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year / Favorite Entertainer of the Year. Grammy Nominee
Hawaiian Blossom Album 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano award winner / Grammy Nominee.[13]
Keola Beamer and Raiatea Album 2010
Sea of Love Album 2011
Ave Maria Single 2013
Raiatea Live! DVD
He Leo Huali, A Pure Voice Album 2016 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year / Engineered Album: Hawaiian award winners

References edit

  1. ^ "Raiatea Helm". GRAMMY.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mountain Apple Company | Raiatea Helm". mountainapplecompany.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - Winners by Year". www.hawaiianmusichistory.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Na Hoku Hanohano Past Winners". HAWAIIAN MUSIC LIVE. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Hawaiian Music » He Leo Huali". Mele.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Printing, Midweek. "Keeping The Tradition Alive | Weekend Cover Story | Midweek.com". archives.midweek.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Ahlo, Charles; Johnson, Rubellite; Walker, Jerry (2000). Kamehameha's Children Today. N& 257; Mea Hawai& 699;i/Native Books. ISBN 9780996780308.
  8. ^ Keawe, J. H. (July 31, 1903). "He Kamehameha Oiaio Oia". Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Vol. XLI, no. 31. Honolulu. p. 1. from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. ^ (PDF). April 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Young Chiefess Dies Last Night". The Hawaiian Star. Honolulu. May 8, 1907. p. 8. from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Berger, John (May 17, 2002). "Keeping a Hawaiian legacy alive". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "Hawaiian Blossom, Raiatea Helm Details - Welcome to the Islands". www.welcometotheislands.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

Further reading edit

  • Raiatea Helm biography.
  • KAPA Radio. Raiatea Helm. Big Island News. 23 April 2016.
  • Raiatea Helm Heads Back to School. Hawaii News Now. 2011.
  • KITV4 Island News. 8 July 2016.
  • Na Hoku Hanohano Finalists Announced. KFVE K5TheHomeTeam. 2011.
  • Yerton, Stewart. At the Helm of success. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 29 October 2006.
  • Malama, Derek. Raiatea Helmʻs Gift for the Holiday Season. Hawaii Public Radio. 25 December 2013.
  • Coleman, Audrey. Raiatea Helm: Torchbearer of Traditional Hawaiian Music. Ukulele. 19 February 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website

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