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Ardijah | |
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| Origin | South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | R&B, funk, Polynesian music, psychedelic folk |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | PolyFonk Productions |
| Members | Ryan Monga Betty-Anne Rico Tali Kaitapu Monga Phil Crown |
Ardijah is a music group from Auckland, New Zealand, that formed in 1979.
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Ardijah formed in 1979 and spent the early part of the eighties playing the Auckland pub and club scene honing their skills as a covers band. They released their first single in 1986, "Give Me Your Number" which was followed in 1987 with "Your Love Is Blind".
A re-vamp of the 1st album came out in late 1988 titled Take a Chance . From this came the singles "Watchin' U" and "Which Way Is Up". Take a Chance held a top 20 position on the sales charts for four months and achieved platinum status in New Zealand.
In 1990, Betty-Anne (lead singer) and Ryan Monga (producer, musical director & bass) along with the band moved to Sydney, taking their sound throughout the pubs and clubs of Australia.
In 1995, after an extensive touring schedule and some worldwide success with their song titled "Gimme Time" in the New Zealand film Once Were Warriors, the band returned to New Zealand.
In 1997, Ardijah released their second album titled Influence on their own label PolyFonk Productions and was distributed in New Zealand on the Metro Marketing label. This was the band's small taste of independence.
In 1999, Warner Music NZ released Ardijah's third album Time' in November. Betty-Anne went on to win Top Female Vocalist at the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards.
Former members
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| NZ [2] | ||||
| 1987 | Ardijah |
| 8 | |
| 1988 | Take a Chance |
| 8 |
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| 1996 | Influence |
| — | |
| 1999 | Time |
| 6 |
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| 2004 | Journey (Aere'anga) |
| — | |
| 2010 | The Best Polyfonk |
| 11 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ [2] | ||||
| 1986 | "Give Me Your Number" | 15 | Take A Chance | |
| "Your Love Is Blind" | 14 | The Best Polyfonk | ||
| 1987 | "That's the Way" | 32 | Take A Chance | |
| "Gimme Time" | — | |||
| "Time Makes A Wine" | 41 | |||
| Jammin' | — | |||
| 1988 | "Watchin' U" | 3 |
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| 1989 | "Which Way Is Up" | — | ||
| "Take Me" / "Thru The Time Door" | 12 | Influence | ||
| 1996 | "Bad Buzz" | — | ||
| 1996 | "Oh! Baby" | — | Time | |
| 1999 | "Love So Right" | — | ||
| "Silly Love Songs" | 1 | |||
| "Do To You" | 7 | |||
| "Way Around You" | — | |||
| 2003 | "Moonlighting" | — | Journey (Aere'anga) | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
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