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Ria Hall is a Māori recording artist and presenter on Maori TV's AIA Marae DIY in 2012-13.[1][2]

Ria Hall
Hall performing with TrinityRoots in 2010
Background information
Born1982/1983 (age 38–39)
OriginNew Zealand
GenresReggae
Years active2011–present

Life and career


Hall was born in 1982 or 1983[3] and is of Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, and has three older sisters. She grew up in Maungatapu and attended Maungatapu School, Tauranga Intermediate and Tauranga Girls' College.[4][5] At secondary school she became interested in singing through kapa haka and later joined the kapa haka group Waka Huia. In Wellington in 2006 Hall created a reggae band called Hope Road.[3] She sang at the opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup,[2] and released her debut self-titled EP in 2011, which won Best Māori Album at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards.[6] In 2013 Hall featured as a guest vocalist on Stan Walker's single "Like It's Over".[7]


Musical style and influences


Hall classifies her music as mainly roots and reggae, with influences of ragga, soul and hip hop music.[3] She grew up listening to reggae, soul, hip hop and R&B, and her mother listened to country music.[5]


Discography



Studio albums


Title Album details Peak chart positions
NZ
[8]		 NZ
Artist
[9]
Rules of Engagement
  • Released: 27 October 2017[10]
  • Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 61
Manawa Wera
  • Released: 28 February 2020[11]
  • Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 —10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Extended plays


Title Album details Peak chart positions
NZ
[8]
Ria Hall EP
  • Released: 3 October 2011[12]
  • Label: Tu Taniwha Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 20

Singles


Title Year Album
"Hotuhotu"[13]
(Robert Ruha & Ria Hall)		 2011 Mīharo: He Kohikohinga Waiata Māori
"Love Will Lead Us Home"[14] 2016 Rules of Engagement
"Tell Me"[15]
(featuring Che Fu)		 2017
"Barely Know"[15]
(featuring Kings)
"Black Light"[16]
(featuring Mara TK)
"Te Ahi Kai Pō"[17]
"Cause & Effect"[18] 2019 Manawa Wera
"Flow"[19]
"Owner"[20] 2020


Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
[21]		 NZ
Artist
[22]
"Like It's Over"
(Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall)		 2013 194 Inventing Myself
"Sensitive to a Smile"
(among Aotearoa Reggae All Stars)		 21 Non-album single
"Ms Rita"[25]
(J. Williams featuring Sid Diamond & Ria Hall)		 —20
"Aotearoa"
(Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika)		 2014 21
"No Place Like Home"[27]
(Tiki Taane featuring Ria Hall & friends)		 2016 —10
"Ka Mānu"[28]
(Bella Kalolo, Maisey Rika, Majic Pāora, Ria Hall, Rob Ruha, Seth Haapu, Troy Kingi, The Witch Dr.)		 2019 —[upper-alpha 1]20
"Why Am I Here"[30]
(Tiki Taane featuring Ria Hall)		 2020 ——
"Stay"[31]
(among Tūtahi)		 —[upper-alpha 2]16
"—" denotes items that failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Rangatira / Owner"[33] 2021 Kono 003

Guest appearances


Title Year Other artists Album
"I Ngā Wā, Taumaha Ai (Bridge Over Troubled Water)" 2010 — Tipi Haere Te Reo
"He Hoa Tāku, Tōmuri Rawa (Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby)"
"Tihore Mai te Rangi" 2012 He Rangi Paihuarere (A Tribute to the Late Dr. Hirini Melbourne)
"Falling Angels" 2014 Tiki Taane, Maitreya, the Auckland Gospel Choir Non-album song
"So Amazing" Whenua Patuwai The Soul Sessions
"Nana's Song" Tiki Taane With Strings Attached (Alive & Orchestrated)
"The Deeds of Mercy" 2017 Paul McLaney Play On
"Ka Ihi te Moana" Rob Ruha, The Witch Dr. Survivance
"Aotearoa (English version)" 2019 Stan Walker, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika Faith Hope Love
"Amine"[34] 2020 Ka Hao Mōhau (Live Visual Album)
"E Tama Hikairo" 2022 Te Matatini, Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti Non-album song

Notes


  1. "Ka Mānu" did not enter the New Zealand top 40 chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Hot 40 Singles Chart.[29]
  2. "Stay" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[32]

References


  1. "AIA Marae DIY › Presenters". Māori Television. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. Alexander, Mike (22 July 2013). "Ria sings praises of marae life". Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax New Zealand). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  3. Macfarlane, Kristin (11 October 2013). "Ria Hall hits a new high note". The Daily Post. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. Macfarlane, Kristin (16 May 2013). "Ria Hall wins at Music Managers Awards". The Daily Post. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. Macfarlane, Kristin (7 October 2011). "Local songbirds Anna Hawkins and Ria Hall". The Daily Post. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  6. "2012 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Winners" (Press release). New Zealand Music Awards. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  7. "Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall – Like It's Over". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  8. "Discography Ria Hall". Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  9. Peak positions for Ria Hall's albums on the NZ artists top 20 albums chart:
  10. "Rules of Engagement". iTunes. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  11. "Manawa Wera". iTunes. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  12. "Ria Hall - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  13. "Rob Ruha's Biography". The Arts Foundation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  14. "Ria Hall Releases New Single 'Love Will Lead Us Home'". New Zealand Music Commission. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  15. "Ria Hall Announces Performances Across NZ in Support of New Album". New Zealand Music Commission. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  16. G, Andre (2017). "RIA HALL FT. MARA TK, "BLACK LIGHT"". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  17. "Te Ahi Kai Pō". Loop. 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  18. "'Cause & Effect' is the first single from Hall's second full length album". Concert Monkey. 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  19. "Ria Hall - 'Flow' New Single Out Now". muzic.net.nz. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  20. "Music News - Ria Hall releases hard-hitting political anthem 'Owner'". muzic.net.nz. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  22. Peak positions for Ria Hall's singles on the NZ Artist singles chart:
    • For "Like It's Over": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    • For "Sensitive to a Smile": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
    • For "Ms Rita": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    • For "Aotearoa": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    • For "No Place Like Home": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    • For "Stay": "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  23. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  24. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  25. Williams Entertainment (8 October 2013). "J Williams Launches Williams Entertainment". Scoop. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  26. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  27. McQuade, Cindy (17 December 2015). "Star in Tiki's new video". Bay of Plenty Times. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  28. Black, Taroi (11 August 2019). "NZ artists band together with new song 'Ka Mānu' for Ihumātao". Te Ao: Māori News. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  29. "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  30. "LISTEN: Tiki Taane drops new single with an important message". George FM. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  31. "Tūtahi". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  32. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  33. "Kono 003". Loop. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  34. "Mōhau (Live Visual Album)". iTunes. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.




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