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The album is primarily made up of cover songs, including songs by artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Carole King and Tina Turner. The inspiration for the album came when Richard was sent a copy of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 's recording of "Over the Rainbow" combined with " What a Wonderful World " weeks into the year 2000 and he knew ...
Adopted. 1866. Relinquished. 1876. Lydia Kamakaʻeha in 1865. " He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi " ("Song of the Hawaiian Nation") was composed by Liliʻuokalani in November 1866 at the request of Kamehameha V, who wanted a national anthem to replace the British anthem "God Save the King". It replaced Lunalilo's composition "E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua" as ...
Songwriter (s) Robert Alex Anderson. " Mele Kalikimaka " ( pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian -themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase Mele Kalikimaka, meaning "Merry Christmas". [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the ...
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future.
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond and recorded by American rock band Starship for their second studio album, No Protection (1987). It is a power ballad [5] duet featuring vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas and is the theme to the romantic-comedy film Mannequin .
Aloha Oe. Aloha Oe by William Smith and Walter K. Kolomoku, 1915. Problems playing this file? See media help. " Aloha ʻOe " ("Farewell to Thee") is a Hawaiian folk song written c. 1878 by Liliʻuokalani, who was then Princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It is her most famous song and is a common cultural symbol for Hawaii .
Kalani Peʻa (born April 13, 1983) is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter of Hawaiian music. [1] He released his first album, E Walea, in 2016, which won the 2017 Grammy award for Best Regional Roots Music Album. [2] Peʻa released his second album, No 'Ane'i, in 2018, which won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music ...
Paulette Cohn. April 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM. Iam Tongi. American Idol returns to Hawaii tonight and Monday night for the Top 24 performances at the Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. And as part of that ...