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Ngaire Joseph, who goes by the stage name Ngaiire (pronounced Ny-ree), is a Papua New Guinea-born singer based in Sydney. She is a former backing vocalist for Blue King Brown, Paul Mac and Chet Faker, and has sung on tracks by The Tongue, Thundamentals, Bluejuice, Kilter, Lancelot and Jordan Rakei. She has toured nationally, has played at Gastonbury festival and sang at the opening ceremony for the 2015 Pacific Games. She was in the top 30 of the second season of Australian Idol, released her debut album, ''Lamentations'' in 2013 and is currently preparing to release her second album ''Blastoma'' in early 2016. == Early life == Ngaiire was born in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 1984 as Ngaire Laun Joseph, and is the eldest of three siblings. Her parents moved to Palmerston North in New Zealand when she was one to study, and returned to PNG six years later.〔http://www.ngaiire.com.au/about/#bio/ Artist Website Accessed 8 October 2015〕 Ngaiire was living in Rabaul until Mt Tarvurvur erupted in 1994 and buried the town (including her house) under a deep layer of volcanic ash. Ngaiire's parents divorced some time after returning to PNG, both subsequently remarrying. She realised from an early age that music was something she could use to make her life more stable. ''When I was about 11 or 12 and I was living in PNG and singing was just one of those things I did. I listened to a lot of music. Life there has loads of craziness and so many unexpected things happen. Music gave me the ability to talk about and feel all the things that were going on in my world,'' ''I always viewed songs as a form of poetry that didn't necessarily need to make sense to anyone else''. Ngaiire spent a large part of her time in New Zealand fighting for her life after being diagnosed with cancer in her adrenal glands at the age of three.〔http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/apn-unsung-hero-returns-to-centre/19592/ Unsung Hero Returns to Centre Stage Accessed 8 October 2015〕〔http://www.southsydneyherald.com.au/bold-and-beautiful-artist-profile-ngaiire/#.VhzSUJd321I Bold and Beautiful - Artist Profile: Ngaire; Accessed 13 October 2015〕 This fight has left it's marks on both Ngaiire's body and her music - Ngaiire made these comments about her single, Dirty Hercules: ''"My body is not conventional. I have a rather prominent scar across my stomach from cancer. I struggled a lot with my body after I beat cancer and this clip also represents that journey to acceptance"''〔http://theorangepress.net/2013/03/ngaiire-dirty-hercules-ft-nai-palm-2/, Ngaiire – Dirty Hercules ft. Nai Palm Accessed October 2015〕 and has titled her sophomore album Blastoma' -'' an album who's lead single is about life's uncertainty and taking risks. Ngaiire moved to Lismore, Australia with her Mother and Step Father in 2000. She attended Kadina High School, took her first steps towards a career in music with the 2002 local Accelerator music competition and recorded her first song, 'I Remember' for the 'Accelerator 2002 the Winners' CD.〔http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/passion-for-sound-and-fashion/2699503/ Former Lismore singer Ngaiire hitting high notes, Accessed 8 October 2015〕〔http://trove.nla.gov.au /work/22348811?selectedversion=NBD24410058, Accelerator 2002 the winners, Accessed 8 October 2015〕 She then moved to Mackay in Central Queensland to undertake a bachelor of Jazz studies in 2003. She was recognised as an outstanding vocalist by many of Australia's leading Jazz performers and fronted a number of local Jazz bands.〔http://uninewsarchive.cqu.edu.au/uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory44d3.html?story=1780 CQU's Australian Idol singer still jazzed-up Accessed 8 October 2015〕 Ngaiire achieved moderate success in the 2004 season of Australian Idol, reaching the top 13 before being voted off. She was brought back as a wild card before being voted off a second time, and was again brought back to perform solo as part of the grand final night. Despite never making the top 12 Ngaiire is frequently described as a finalist, her rendition of Back to the Middle was ranked in the 'all time' top 10 Australian Idol performances, and Season three included a formal 'Top 13'. Ngaiire subsequently returned to her studies and worked hard to avoid the perceived stigmatism associated with appearing on the show,〔http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/ngaiire-lismore/691204/ Ngaiire to perform at fundraiser, Accessed 8 October 2015〕 turning down offers from American recording industry professionals in order to first grow herself as an artist.〔http://www.wantokmusik.org/#!ngaiire/cqu5 Ngaiire, Accessed 8 October 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ngaiire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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