Vanessa Quai

BIOGRAPHY

VANESSA QUAI

Artist Name: Vanessa Diandra Sally Ann Kiristiana QUAI

Date Of Birth: 13 July 1988

Place of Birth: Port Vila, Vanuatu

Origin: Vanuatu

Current Occupation: Student, year 10 at the Vila Central Junior Secondary School

Music Profession: Vocals

Hobby: Listening to Music, playing sports, swimming, and watching TV

Favorite Sport: Athletics: Track event 100 meters sprint/ Best time: 13:34 seconds

Favorite Toy: Teddy Bear

Favorite Food: Dalo, Fish and Bele

Favorite Drink: Pure water or Solo

Favorite Snack: Pizza & Chocolate

Favorite Artists: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celin Dion, Cici Waner, Jaci Velasquez, Natalie Makoma, and Mary Mary

ACHIEVEMENTS

Won a Bronze medal as she came 3^{rd in the Gospel/Inspirational Category at
the "South Pacific International Song contest 99"
in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in January 1999, out of
3,000 artists world wide. Vanessa was 11 years old at that
time, and she was the only child competitor.}

^{Won the} ^{First
Prize}^{in the "Nile International Children Song Contest" in
Cairo, Egypt in October 1999, out of 5000 children world wide.
Vanessa 12 years old at that time.}

^{Won the} ^{Second
Prize}^{in the "Golden Star - International Children Song Contest"
in Bucharest, Romania, out of 6,000 children.}

^{In 1998, when
she was 9 years old Vanessa recorded her 1st album called
"To Aitape With Love". This album was recorded
at the Vanuata Production in Vanuatu and produced at Pacific
Gold Studio in PNG.}

^{In 2000, at 11,
Vanessa recorded her 2nd album called "Beautiful Pacific
Islands". This album was recorded and produced at Mangrove
in New Caledonia.}

^{In 2001, at 12,
Vanessa recorded her 3rd album called "The Untouched
Paradise". This album was recorded and produced at
Mangrove in New Caledonia.}

^{In 2003, at 15,
Vanessa recorded her 4th album called "Pacifika". This
album was recorded and produced at Mangrove in New Caledonia.}

^{Vanessa’s upcoming album "Promise" was recorded and will be produced at
the Chin H Min Production in PNG. This album will be released
in mid this year, and it will carry a lot of R&B flavor.}

"Pacifika" - 2003

"The Untouched Paradise" - 2001 "Beautiful Pacific Islands" - 2000

^{CONCERT TOURS}

^{Vanessa has toured
and performed in the following countries: New Caledonia, Solomon
Islands, PNG, Australia, Canada, Egypt, and Romania.}

^{Vanessa’s biggest
concert record was in the Solomon Islands when she drew over
20,000 people in one of her concerts. She broke Lucky Dubes crowd
record, which was the biggest crowd ever in the history of the Solomon
Islands.}

^{Vanessa was the
highest demanding artist in New Caledonia, as she broke the record
of any artist from outside to perform 6 times in a year there.}

^V^{anessa was
privileged to perform on the stage in Ottawa, Canada, in 2001
where many mainstream artists like Celin Dion, Bob Dylon, Kenny
Rogers, Mariah Carey and many others, has performed on.}

^{Although, she does
gospel songs, her music is ranged from traditional to modern
music, which interest a wide range of audience. She has a unique
non-stop 2 hours performance.}

^{Vanessa is flexible
to sing in many different languages and different music rhythms.}

^{MARKET &
POPULARITY}

^{Vanessa is a very
popular artist in the whole Pacific region. Her biggest market in
the Pacific and followings are in PNG, New Caledonia, Vanuatu,
Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
Vanessa’s fans range from all ages, children to adults, Christians
to non-Christians, although she is a gospel artist.}

^{Vanessa’s music has
hit both the gospel and the circular market in the Pacific.}

^{Her song "Freedom"
stormed the radio stations throughout the Pacific. It has been in
the number one chart in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu for
several months in 2002. The song eventually hit the PNG radio
stations’ chart and number 2 in December 2003.}

^{Vanessa’s music is
becoming to be played in the International Christian radio
networks world wide, marketed by Pacific Partners Ministry, based
in New Zealand.}

^{Her profiles are
regularly published in different French magazines, In-flight
Magazines, PNG Newagewoman Magazine, and UK’s Singers magazine.}

^{A MOMENT VANESSA CAN
NOT FORGET}

^{Vanessa’s
unforgettable moment ever in her life was when she was called to
do a very huge concert at the Tjibaou Cultural Center in New
Caledonia in April 2002, to replace the Artist Queen of
Africa, Brenda Fassie from South Africa who failed to do the
concert.}

^{PROSPECT FUTURE}

^{Vanessa has already
been offered to continue with her education in a Christian College
in the US. Her dream is to become an International Gospel Singer,
and also to appear in the International Christian TVs, such as TBN.}

^{Vanessa will later
on this year tour New Caledonia again, Fiji, New Zealand,
Australia, Tahiti, and PNG again. Vanessa has just recently did a
very successful concert tour to Northern New Caledonia in March
2004.}

^{Vanessa has been
requested by Makoma to sing a song together with the group, when
Makoma tours PNG later on this year 2004.}

^{She also desires to
become a medical Nurse.}

^{[By: Nigel QUAI (Father/Manager)
& Rev. Emmanuel FAVE from Papua New Guinea]}

Vanessa Quai performing in New Caledonia, Saturday 29th May, 2004.
On Vanessa Qua's left is backing vocalist, Miss Karina Kalo (13 years old)

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