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

| website =

| 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

}}

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

The band's songs are primarily written by Pipiwharauroa Campbell and Te Naawe Tupe. Many of their songs are inspired by their experiences as Navy personnel on overseas tours.

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=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
Artists

Peaks on the NZ Artists Albums chart:

  • {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2023-12-29 |title=Official Top 20 NZ Albums|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=1 January 2024|access-date=5 January 2024}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2024-12-06 |title=Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=6 December 2024|access-date=6 December 2024}}
scope="row" | Road from 26

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  • Released: 26 May 2023{{Cite web|url=https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/nzs-corrella-drop-fun-and-powerful-debut-album-roa/ |title=NZ’s Corrella drop fun and powerful debut album – Road from 26|website=New Zealand Music Commission|date=26 May 2023|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105020820/https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/nzs-corrella-drop-fun-and-powerful-debut-album-roa/|archive-date=5 January 2024}}
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Loop Recordings

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scope="row" | Skeletons

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  • Released: 29 November 2024
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Loop Recordings

| 9

=Extended plays=

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scope="row" | Corrella EP

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  • Released: 19 May 2021{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/corrella-ep/1718527005 |title=Corrella - EP |website=iTunes|access-date=5 January 2024}}
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Loop

| —{{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=

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Corrella&titel=Blue+Eyed+M%26%23257%3Bori&cat=s|title= Discography Corrella|publisher=Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien|accessdate=5 January 2024}}

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Artist

Peak positions for Corrella's singles on the NZ Artists singles chart:

  • For "Blue Eyed Māori": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2023-09-22 |title=NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=28 August 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}
scope="row"| "Summertime in Aotearoa"{{cite web|url=https://www.mmf.co.nz/news-pages/2020/11/26/new-roots-band-corrella-to-release-debut-single-summertime-in-aotearoa |title=New Roots Band Corrella to Release Debut Single: Summertime in Aotearoa |date=26 November 2020 |website=MMF |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| 2020

| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Summertime in Aotearoa" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Artists Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2020-12-04 |title=Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=7 December 2020|access-date=5 January 2024}}}}

|

| rowspan="2" | Corrella EP

scope="row"| "Chur Māori"{{cite web|url=https://www.mmf.co.nz/news-pages/2021/3/12/corrella-chur-mori |title=Corrella 'Chur Māori' |date=12 March 2021 |website=MMF |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| 2021

| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Chur Māori" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Artists Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2021-03-19 |title=Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 March 2021|access-date=5 January 2024}}}}

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scope="row"| "Seafarer"{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/articles/reviews/93206/single-review-seafarer |title=Corrella - Single Review: Seafarer |date=31 March 2022 |first=Kev |last=Rowland |website=muzic.net.nz |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| rowspan="5" | 2022

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| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Local Stranger"{{cite web|url=https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/corrella-release-new-summer-hit-skankin/ |title=Corrella Release New Summer Hit 'Skankin' |date=9 December 2022 |website=New Zealand Music Commission |access-date=5 January 2024}}

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scope="row"| "We On"

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scope="row"| "Raumati"

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scope="row"| "Skankin"

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| rowspan="6" | Road from 26

scope="row"| "Little Circles"{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/articles/reviews/94451/single-review-little-circles |title=Corrella - Single Review: Little Circles |date=4 April 2023 |first=Kerry |last=MB |website=muzic.net.nz |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| rowspan="5" | 2023

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scope="row"| "Ko Au (I Am Me)"{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waiata-anthems-i-tried-to-be-as-Pakeha-as-i-could-corrella-lead-singer-returns-to-maori-roots/B22XCPCBZ5HMTJZMHJRC4ULLPY/ |title=Waiata Anthems: ‘I tried to be as Pākeha as I could’ - Corrella lead singer returns to Māori roots |date=1 May 2023 |first=Candice |last=Luke |website=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Ko Au (I Am Me)" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Artists Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2023-05-12 |title=Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=15 May 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}}}

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scope="row"| "Whisky"

| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Whisky" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Artists Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2023-06-02 |title=Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=5 June 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}}}

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scope="row"| "Blue Eyed Māori"{{cite web|url=https://www.maifm.co.nz/home/music/2023/07/corrella-blue-eyed-mori.html |title=Corrella - Blue Eyed Māori |date=18 July 2023 |website=Mai FM |access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/5318/corrella |title=Corrella Bio |website=muzic.net.nz |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| 5
{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2024-01-05 |title=Official Top 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=8 January 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}} || 1

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  • RMNZ: Platinum{{cite certification |type=single|id=2023-08-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|region=New Zealand|domestic=true}}
scope="row"| "Lady Divine"{{cite web|url=https://www.zmonline.com/listen/locals-only-nz-on-air/locals-only-corrella-lady-divine/ |title=Locals Only - Corrella 'Lady Divine' |date=12 December 2023 |website=ZM |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lady Divine" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-12-08 |title=Hot 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=11 December 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}}} || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lady Divine" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 20 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 5 on the NZ Artists Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-aotearoa-singles/2023-12-08 |title=Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=11 December 2023|access-date=5 January 2024}}}}

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scope="row"| "How Will I Know"

| rowspan="2" | 2024

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"How Will I Know" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-11-01|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=1 November 2024|access-date=1 November 2024}}}} || —

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| rowspan="2" | Skeletons

scope="row"| "All There Is"{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/news/17619/corrella-release-new-single-all-there-is-from-upcoming-new-album-skeletons-out-november-29#google_vignette|title= Corrella release new single, 'All There Is' from upcoming new album, 'Skeletons' - out November 29 |website=Muzic|date=15 November 2024|access-date=17 November 2024}}

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scope="row"| "We Belong" (with L.A.B.){{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/lab-and-corella-team-up-for-te-matatini-2025-anthem-we-belong/C5KQAB2VG5GFHAH6TDTSZ3Q5XQ/|title= L.A.B and Corrella team up for Te Matatini 2025 anthem 'We Belong'|website=NZ Herald|date=24 January 2025|access-date=27 January 2025}}

| rowspan="2"| 2025

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"We Belong" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-01-31|title=NZ Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=31 January 2025|access-date=31 January 2025}}}} || —

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| rowspan="2"| Te Matatini 2025

scope="row"| "Kua Kotahi Rā"

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Kua Kotahi Rā" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-02-28|title=NZ Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=28 February 2025|access-date=1 March 2025}}}} || —

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colspan="8" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

=Other charted songs=

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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
Artist
Hot

scope="row"| "Vision"

| 2023

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| Road from 26

scope="row"| "Cookie"

| 2024

| 36 || —

| Skeletons

Notes

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References