Corrella
{{Short description|New Zealand band}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Corrella
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| origin = Belmont, Auckland, New Zealand
| years_active = 2017–present
| label = Loop Recordings
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| current_members =
- Ngawaiwera Campbell
- Pipiwharauroa Campbell
- Joshua Faletutulu
- Taula Schuster
- Te Naawe Tupe
- Eli Wilson
| past_members =
- Rebekah Brady
- Moresby Kainuku
- Tom Scrase
- Codi Wehi-Ngatai
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Corrella is an eight-member New Zealand roots reggae band. Formed in 2017 by members of the Royal New Zealand Navy in the North Shore, Auckland, suburb of Belmont, the group came to prominence in New Zealand in 2023 with the single "Blue Eyed Māori". Lead singer Pipiwharauroa Campbell grew up speaking Māori as his first language, and the band has released two songs in te reo Māori, "Raumati" (2022) and "Ko Au (I Am Me)" (2023).
Biography
Corrella was formed in 2017 in Belmont on the North Shore of Auckland, among members of the Royal New Zealand Navy serving at the Devonport Naval Base. The band's name is a reference to the navy personnel housing on Corrella Road in Belmont where the band members practised.{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nzlive/audio/2018891869/nz-live-corrella |date=26 May 2023 |title=NZ Live: Corrella |access-date=5 January 2024}} The group is predominantly Māori, with some members who are Pasifika and {{lang|mi|Pākehā}}. The original line-up featured guitarist Moresby Kainuku, who was also involved with the Navy.{{cite web|url=https://devonportflagstaff.co.nz/beach-helps-band-capture-that-kiwi-summer-vibe/ |title=Beach helps band capture that Kiwi summer vibe |website=The Devonport Flagstaff |date=10 February 2021 |access-date=7 January 2024}}
The group debuted in 2020 with the single "Summertime in Aotearoa". Originally planning to release their debut album in the same year, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed these plans, and instead the group released their debut extended play, Corrella EP, in 2021.
In 2023, the band released the song "Ko Au (I Am Me)", the group's second song recorded in Māori. The song was written by lead singer Pipiwharauroa Campbell about his own experiences with rediscovering pride in his cultural identity.{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/news/14568/corrella-release-empowering-te-reo-mori-waiata-ko-au |title=Corrella Release Empowering Te Reo Māori Waiata 'Ko Au' |date=5 May 2023 |website=muzic.net.nz |access-date=5 January 2024}} The song topped the te reo Māori singles chart in New Zealand.{{cite web|title=20 May 2023 |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/te-reo-singles/2023-05-19 |website=Official NZ Music Charts|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=20 May 2023}}
Corrella released their debut album Road from 26 in May 2023. The song "Blue Eyed Māori" became a sleeper hit in New Zealand, reaching number one on the New Zealand artists' singles chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.theedge.co.nz/home/whats-good/2023/12/corrella-perform-their-new-track-lady-devine-live-at-the-edge.html |title=WATCH: Corrella Perform Their New Track 'Lady Divine' Live At The Edge |first=Sophie |last=Van Soest |date=15 December 2023 |website=The Edge |access-date=4 January 2024}} and became one of the most aired and streamed songs in New Zealand for 2023.
Artistry
Personal lives
Band members Ngawaiwera and Pipiwharauroa Campbell are siblings, who were raised in Tauranga speaking Māori as their first language, learning English at school. The Campbells' cousin is singer Stan Walker, who was their next-door neighbour growing up.
Pipiwharauroa Campbell worked at Te Taua Moana Marae at the Devonport Naval Base, and currently is a cultural advisor. Drummer Tom "Ulu" Scrase is originally from Wellington, while Te Naawe Tupe is from Whakatāne. Rebekah Brady, originally from Papakura, worked as a drama and dance teacher at Diocesan School for Girls, ACG Strathallan, and managed performing arts programmes at Wellington Region schools Tawa Intermediate School and Hutt Intermediate School.{{cite web|url=https://www.strathallan.acgedu.com/news/meet-dance-and-drama-teacher-rebekah-brady |title=Meet dance and drama teacher: Rebekah Brady |date=15 July 2020 |website=ACG Strathallan |access-date=7 January 2024}} Taulu Schuster is a church minister in South Auckland,.
Band members
- Rebekah Brady (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi) – vocalist
- Ngawaiwera Campbell (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti He, Ngāti Pūkenga) – vocalist
- Pipiwharauroa Campbell (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti He, Ngāti Pūkenga) – lead singer
- Joshua Faletutulu – lead guitarist
- Taula Schuster (Samoan, Niuean) – piano, keyboard
- Tom "Ulu" Scrase – drummer and taonga pūoro performer
- Te Naawe Tupe (Ngāi Tūhoe) – rhythm guitarist, hype man
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Extended plays=
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|+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ Artists |
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scope="row" | Corrella EP
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| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The Corrella EP did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Albums Chart on release, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Artists Catalogue Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2023-12-01 |title=Official NZ Catalogue Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=4 December 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}}} |
=Singles=
=Other charted songs=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ Hot {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-12-06|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=6 December 2024|access-date=6 December 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ |
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scope="row"| "Vision"
| 2023 | — || 20 | Road from 26 |
scope="row"| "Cookie"
| 2024 | 36 || — | Skeletons |
Notes
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References
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Category:2017 establishments in New Zealand
Category:Royal New Zealand Navy personnel
Category:Māori-language singers
Category:Musical groups established in 2017
Category:Musical groups from Auckland
Category:New Zealand Māori musical groups
Category:New Zealand musical groups