Amba Holly

Tainui

Amba Holly is an award winning Wellington based singer-songwriter. Originally from Waikato-Tainui, Amba grew up singing on marae before deciding to pursue a career in music, composing and creating Te Reo Māori songs.

Amba won the Best Māori Songwriter and Best Māori Female Solo Artist awards in the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards. She was also the recipient of the Waiata Māori Music Award for Best Female Solo Artist in 2016 and 2017, winning the Radio Airplay Song of the Year by a Māori Artist in Te Reo Māori award with her track Mau Tonu.

So far in her career, Amba has worked with the likes of Awanui Reeder of Nesian Mystic, Troy Kingi and many others.