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Briolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand Singer-songwriter whose first solo album, '' Drive '', debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts. HISTORY Early life Bic was born in Christchurch on 13 January , 1976 . Her mother, Sophia Tang, was a Chinese Malaysian lounge singer in Malaysia when she met Joseph Runga, a Māori soldier on leave from Vietnam . They both moved to New Zealand to live.
She learnt Drums at the age of eleven, and Guitar at about fourteen. Bic also learnt to play the Keyboard at around this time. Bic attended Cashmere High School , joining high school bands and performing with local Jazz groups by her mid-teens. Early releases Bic and Kelly Horgan entered the 1993 Xtrasmokefreerockquest in Wellington under the name of "Love Soup". They won third place and a music contract with Pagan Records . Using a QEII Arts Council grant, Bic recorded the first "Drive" EP in Wellington. Unsatisified with the direction that her music was being taken, Bic moved to Auckland in 1994 and spent a year writing and performing. In 1995 , she sent a new Demo of "Drive" to Sony Music , who signed Bic in September of that year and bought her Wellington recordings from Pagan Records. Sony had Bic re-record the song with more instruments, but it was eventually her demo that was used on the upcoming album. It entered the Top 10 in New Zealand and won her the Silver Scroll Songwriting Award in 1996 . She next released Bursting Through , her first single from her upcoming album, also entitled ''Drive''. ''Drive'' (1997) Early success eventually led to the release of her album '' Drive '' in 1997 . Bic's song " Sway ", along with a duet with Dan Wilson of Semisonic called "Good Morning Baby", both made their way into the film '' American Pie ''. Six singles were released from the album, "Sway" being released in New Zealand, Australia , the United Kingdom , and Germany . ''Beautiful Collision'' (2002) Bic released her second solo album, '' Beautiful Collision '', in 2002 . It entered the New Zealand charts at number one and went on to become the best selling album in New Zealand. ''Birds'' (2005) Her third studio album, '' Birds '', was released in New Zealand on November 28th, 2005. It was her third studio album in a row to enter the New Zealand charts at number one. The first single, '' Winning Arrow '', can be heard at her official site (see links at bottom of page). DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums
Live albums
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Singles
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