{"id":2041294,"date":"2025-09-22T15:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2041294"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:46:56","slug":"hamokiterangi-dell-is-bittersweet-about-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hamokiterangi-dell-is-bittersweet-about-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamokiterangi Dell is \u2018Bittersweet\u2019 about life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">From band frontwoman to global collaborator, Hamokiterangi \u201cHamo\u201d Dell (Ng\u0101ti Porou) has spent over a decade honing her craft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">On Friday, the independent artist reached a new milestone with the release of her latest RnB-Reggae blend, <em>Bittersweet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">In an interview on <em>531pi Pacific Days<\/em>, Dell shares that the song reflects both her passions and her musical roots, saying it is both familiar and fresh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201c<em>Bittersweet<\/em> is a mix of RnB and reggae\u2026the reggae is really a reflection on where I started my journey in the music industry, and it\u2019s what people are familiar with from me,\u201d Dell says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cIt\u2019s how they know me, so I thought it would be nice to keep the two together and have something familiar but still something that I\u2019m passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Born in Invercargill and raised with strong ties to Te Tai R\u0101whiti &#8211; the East Coast of the North Island &#8211; Dell has been surrounded by music since childhood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hamo Dell - Bittersweet (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOgf0uEQwEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Dell\u2019s father played in a New Zealand Brass Band, and her mother was deeply involved in kapa haka, nurturing her love for performance from an early age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Dell started her professional journey as the lead vocalist for the popular BBQ Reggae band, Tomorrow People, where she spent five years before launching her solo career in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">As an independent artist, Dell has taken full control of her music, combining her creative vision with a commitment to authenticity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">She has performed for audiences across the world, including in Australia, the Pacific Islands, North and South America, Europe, China, and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\"><strong><em>Watch the full the interview with Hamo Dell below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F531pi%2Fvideos%2F2251721551986749%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" class=\"aspect-5\/3 w-full\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Since going solo, Dell has collaborated with some of Aotearoa New Zealand\u2019s biggest names, including Kings, Stan Walker, and Sammy J.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Those projects have contributed to her growing popularity: her single Little Fun featuring Sammy J has 1.6 million streams on Spotify, she featured on the M\u0101ori multi-artist anthem, <em>Te Matatini Ki Te Ao<\/em>, which has 3.2 million streams, and her music video for <em>Choose<\/em> alongside Stan Walker has received 8.2 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Dell believes <em>Bittersweet<\/em> marks a new stage in her evolution as an artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cI feel like I\u2019m really starting to step into who I am. 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