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Over the past decade Stan Walker, from Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngai Tahu and Ngāpuhi has become one of Aotearoa’s most loved figures. He is loved and respected as a staunch advocate for tangata Māori, love for his culture, pride for his people. His hope and joy for life he inspires in his roles as a musician, song writer, author actor and advocate for Te Ao Māori.   His success as a New Zealand performing artist across such a variety of mediums is unparalleled. Not only has Stan earned nine Gold and nine Platinum singles as well as one Triple Platinum album, two platinum albums and two gold albums in New Zealand. He has collected eight New Zealand Music Awards along the way and five ARIA Music Award nominations. He has won the Waiata Māori Award for Radio Airplay Record of the Year five times, in 2010, 2011 and then 3 consecutive years in a row from 2013 – 2015. Headlining his own National Tours, Stan has shared a touring stage with Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Ciara, Jay Sean, Travie McCoy, Ja Rule, Akon and Jessica Mauboy. In August 2020 Stan released the track Bigger in Te Reo Māori and English to coincide with the announcement of his Harper Collins Autobiography, “Impossible” My Story" “Tua” the Te Reo Māori translation of “Bigger” has made history being the very first number 1 on the Te Reo Māori charts. Stan’s latest album “All In” released in 2022 is now certified gold.