Teresa Bright

Teresa Bright
Origin	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Genres	Hawaiian Music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Ukulele, Guitar, Vocals

Musical artist

Teresa Bright is a native-Hawaiian entertainer (vocalist and musician) who plays 'ukulele and guitar. Her music is popular in Japan as well as in Hawaii and the United States mainland.^[1] Much of her repertoire features lyrics in the Hawaiian Language, but she has an extensive jazz and hapa-haole repertoire as well.

Life

Bright attended the University of Hawaiʻi and launched her music career in the 1980s as one half of "Steve and Teresa" alongside Steve Mai`i. Her first solo album was released in 1990.

She received a lifetime achievement award from Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts^[2] on December 6 2020.

Japan

Bright is popular in Japan, and some of her albums are not released outside of the country.^[1] Besides album sales, Bright has also participated in Japanese advertising campaigns for Max Factor, Toyota, NTT Japan, Sapporo Beer, and Japan Airlines.^[3]

Okinawa

Her 2007 album, Hawaiinawa, features popular Okinawan songs with lyrics translated into the Hawaiian Language.^[1]

Awards

2009 - Na Hoku Hanohano Award^[4]
1991 - Na Hoku Hanohano Award^[3]
1988 - Na Hoku Hanohano Award (shared with Steve Mai`i)^[5]

Discography

1981 Catching a Wave
1983 Ocean Blue
1986 Intimately
1990 Self Portrait^[1]
1994 Painted Tradition^[1]
1995 A Bright Hawaiian Christmas^[1]
1996 Kapilina^[1] and Quiet Girl
1997 Quiet Nights
1998 Crossing the Blue
2000 A Christmas Season’s Delight^[1]
2002 Lei Ana^[1]
2004 A Gallery^[1]
2006 Pretty Eyes
2007 Hawaiinawa^[1]
2008 Tropic Rhapsody

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Paiva, Derek (16 October 2007). "Teresa Bright". honoluluadvertiser.com. Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "2020 achievement awards". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Hawaiian Music Series to feature Teresa Bright". lahainanews.com. Lahaina News. 3 Nov 2011.
^ "32nd Na Hoku Hanohano winners". honoluluadvertiser.com. Honolulu Advertiser. 9 June 2009.
^ "1988 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards". hawaiianmusichistory.com.

External links

Teresa Bright "He No O Honolulu"
Teresa Bright ~ Kawaikapu Hewett ka pilina "A Unique Collaboration" - Hale Pai. Pacific American-News Journal artist review