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Epae ,Jay: Jay Epae Collection |
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June 2025 release- 32 tracks - 16 page colour booklet
New Zealand’s first artist to have an international #1 record. The CD that all Kiwi’s need to hear. Featuring Jay’s American recordings on the Mercury and Capitol labels (1961-1963), plus all of his local Viking label tracks (1966-1967)
Jay Epae (7 March 1933 – 25 July 1994), born Nicholas Epae, was a Māori pop singer from Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand. He moved to the United States in 1957. His albums were released on the American Mercury label until 1962, when he switched to American Capitol. In 1966, he switched to New Zealand's Viking Records.
His single Putti Putti was a hit in Sweden after Swedish pirate radio station Radio Nord picked it up, and he toured there soon after its release. He soon after faded out of the spotlight. In 1966, he wrote a hit single for Maria Dallas called Tumblin' Down, which won her the Loxene Golden Disc award.
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