Anthonie Tonnon

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Anthonie Tonnon
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Tonnon in 2019
Background information
Born1989 (age 33–34)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • public transport advocate
  • elevator operator
Years active2010–present
LabelsCanapé King Records, Misra Records, Wild Kindness, Slow Time Records
Website www.anthonietonnon.com

Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand songwriter, musician, public transport advocate and operator of Whanganui's historic Durie Hill Elevator.

Contents

Biography

Tonnon grew up in Dunedin and studied music and history at the University of Otago. [1] [2]

The inspiration for some of Tonnon's works come from current affairs: "Water Underground" on irrigation on the Canterbury Plains; "Marion Bates Realty" on Auckland's gentrification; "Lockheed Bomber" about the Canberra air disaster; and his show Rail Land on car dependence. [3]

In 2022 he won the Taite Music Prize for his album Leave Love Out of This. [4]

In 2021 Tonnon took on the contract to operate the Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui. [5]

A minor planet 44527 Tonnon was named after Tonnon as a result of his Synthesized Universe, a show he developed in 2018 for the planetarium at the Otago Museum in Dunedin. [1] [6]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[7] 		NZ
Artist
[8]
Successor
  • Released: 6 March 2015 [9]
  • Label: Canapé King Records, Misra/Wild Kindness
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
–7
Leave Love Out of This
  • Released: 16 July 2021 [10]
  • Label: Slow Time Records, Misra Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
92
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Water Underground" [11] 2015Successor
"Two Free Hands" [12] 2017Leave Love Out of This
"Old Images" [13] 2018
"Mataura Paper Mill" [14] 2020
"Entertainment" [15] 2021
"Leave Love Out of This" [16]
"Peacetime Orders" [17]
"Lockheed Bomber" [18] 2022

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  8. ↑ Peak positions for Anthonie Tonnon's albums on the NZ artists top 20 albums chart:
  9. ↑ "Successor". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Leave Love Out of This". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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