A.Girl

A.GIRL
Birth name	Hinenuiterangi Tairua
Born	Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Origin	Sydney, Australia [1]
Genres	Australian hip hop [2]
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Volkanik
Website	http://www.agirlartist.com

Hinenuiterangi Tairua, known by her stage name A.Girl, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and rapper from Sydney. ^[3] She won Next Big Thing at the 2019 FBi Awards in Sydney. ^[4] She performed on triple j's Like a Version and Bars of Steel. ^{[5] [6]} She won the Triple J Unearthed competition to play at Listen Out in 2019. ^[7]

Hinenuiterangi performed on X Factor Australia and Australia's Got Talent as part of the groups Unique and Trill. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

A.Girl has been recognized for representing and empowering young artists from diverse cultural backgrounds within Australia’s contemporary hip hop scene.

Personal life

Hinenuiterangi was born in Sydney to a Māori family from New Zealand. Her first experience with music was performing in a reggae band called ONE LOVE composed of her family members Paulette Tairua and REWETI PENE playing in venues in her home city. ^[11]

Discography

Singles

• "2142" (2019)
• "Play" (2019) ^[12]
• "All Over You" (2020)
• "Lola" (2020)
• "Luv Drunk" (2021)
• "Vision" (2021)
• "We Them Boyz" (featuring Jaecy) (2021)

As featured artist

• B Wise – "Nxt 2 U" (2019)
• Oh Boy – "I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life" (2020)
• Kinder – "Come Along" (2020)
• True Vibenation – "More Than You'll Ever Know" (2021)
• Lil Spacely – "Husky" (2021)

References

1. "Introducing Agirl Play". Pilerats.
2. Fazal, Mahmood (9 July 2022). "Western Sydney hip-hop has won over the world. Will it get its moment at home?". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
3. Katie Cunningham (5 April 2021). "A Girl Vision For Western Sydney Hip Hop Unity". Redbull. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "The winners of the 2019 SMAC Awards have been announced!". 11 February 2020.
5. "A Girl Bars Of Steel". Triple J. 15 April 2021.
6. "Taka Perry Covers Kanye West For Like A Version". Triple J. 3 July 2020.
7. "Unearthed Winners Listen Out Hoodzy Nerve East Av3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 11 September 2019.
8. "Pinay Group Eliminated X Factor Australia". 12 August 2014.
9. Yeo, Melissa (11 November 2016). "Teen Singing Sensation Angel Tairua Paves A Path To Success With Youth Anthem Unique". Daily Telegraph.
10. "Australia's Got Talent" – via YouTube.
11. "MyGreat Story Australia: A.Girl x Charlie Collins". OHCHR Asia.
12. "Feature Artist Agirl Play". ABC. 30 September 2019.