Hayley Westenra: Pure

Product Information

ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 3 February 2021. Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 . Retrieved 3 February 2021. On 6 October, Westenra, whose uncle served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, contributed to the charity CD We Will Remember Them. [113] In the 2010s [ edit ]

On 5 September 2006, Westenra was named as one of the ten outstanding young people in the world by the Junior Chamber International, becoming the first New Zealander so honoured. [26] On 13 November 2006, she participated in the dedication of the New Zealand War Memorial in London, performing " God Save the Queen" and " God Defend New Zealand", the national anthems of the UK and New Zealand. [27] Three of Westenra's great-uncles served in World War II; one was killed. [11]

During her Paradiso Homecoming Tour from 17 September 2011 to 8 March 2012, Westenra raised charity attention to her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador appeal and the Christchurch Earthquake Relief fund to help Christchurch rebuild. [118] [119] Video 'Dreaming of New Zealand' (feat. Hayley Westenra)". Decca Records UK. October 2011 . Retrieved 7 January 2012. Offiziellecharts.de – Hayley Westenra – Pure" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2021. travel.taiwan.cn. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013 . Retrieved 2 May 2013. Lee, Linda (25 April 2004). "A Night Out With – Hayley Westenra; Almost a Diva". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 November 2008.

British album certifications – Hayley Westenra – Pure". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 3 February 2021. In May 2012, Westenra was featured with Laura Wright and Alfie Boe on the souvenir album Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [92] On 21 June, Westenra performed at Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis' Boston Symphony Hall concert accompanying by Boston Pops Orchestra. [93] [94] Pavarotti and Westlife Top Royal Variety Bill". english.cri.cn. 5 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 22 January 2012. Westenra Wins UK Award". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 . Retrieved 15 September 2011.Happy after heartbreak – Hayley Westenra's new love". Woman's Day (New Zealanded.). 29 April 2019. pp.30–31. Hayley Westenra France". Archived from the original on 1 September 2018 . Retrieved 2 November 2014. In 2006, a new Hybrid Tea Rose was named in honour of Westenra to raise charity funds for UNICEF. [101] The Hayley Westenra Rose won the 2010 Rose of the Year Award and also the best Hybrid Tea Rose Award. [102] In June 2006, she appeared at a fundraiser for UK charity Act Against Bullying. [103] On 24 February 2007, Westenra took part in the HemiHelp "Children Helping Children" concert at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London in front of 900 people, including the charity's patron Princess Alexandra. [104] On 8 June 2007, Westenra performed in a fundraising concert for Bikes for Ghana at the Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent. [105]

Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) [1] is a New Zealand classical crossover singer. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide, making it one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history. [2] I come from a musical family, and one with a real sense of history. My forefathers were on the maiden voyage from Ireland to Christchurch, New Zealand in 1850 – there's even a commemoration plaque in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, which bears the name Westenra. My grandmother used to sit me on her knee and sing songs like Danny Boy from as early as I can remember. A singer herself in her earlier years, she has always been a never-ending source of songs. It's this legacy of music that she's been passing down to me since my childhood, and it's many of these beautiful old songs that I've explored here on my album." UNICEF NZ Children's Charity | Helping Children Survive & Thrive". Unicef.org.nz . Retrieved 15 September 2011.A Kiwi classic". todayonline.com. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2012.

The Best of Pure Voice is an international album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. It was released in both standard and limited editions in Japan, and in other Asian areas as a regular CD, on 29 June 2010. [1] The Best of Pure Voice includes classical songs such as Amazing Grace, Danny Boy, and Ave Maria. There are also international duets featured, with Andrea Bocelli, Russell Watson, Minako Honda, and Blake.

Release

Westenra's third international album, Treasure, was released on 26 February 2007 in the UK. All the songs on this CD were chosen by Westenra, who gave her record company "no say in the matter." She said, "I basically didn't let them in on what I was recording until the last minute so they had no choice. I didn't give them much room to disagree." [32]