Early Life
Anika Moa was born on 21 May 1980 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is of Ngāpuhi and Te Aupōuri descent.
She received a record deal with Warner Music in New Zealand and Atlantic Records in New York. The record company had commercialised plans for her – which conflicted with her down-to-earth personality. Overall Moa did not enjoy her time in the United States and returned to base herself in New Zealand in 2002.
She released her second album on 1 August 2005. She has collaborated with many artists including New Zealand's SJD and Bic Runga. She has also joined the band Dimmer, in a backup and touring capacity. She appears on the Greenpeace single "Anchor Me", which commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. She also DJs under the pseudonym DJ Unika.
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