Faafetai Lemautu wins Faasamoa Talent Show

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Faafetai Lemautu of Laulii was the judges choice from among ten finalists to win the FaaSamoa Initiative Music Talent Show Saturday night.

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“Daddy’s Little Girl” was an original that Faafetai composed and that was her playing the ukulele on stage Saturday.

Here’s what the star studded panel of judges including the award winning music producer John Payne, Delia Stein, Troy Polamalu, John Stein and Margot Bingham had to say about her performance,

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Faafetai gets to fly to New York City in October on an all expenses paid trip to perform at the Stein’s Orphaned Starfish Foundation  Gala Awards night.

While there she will have a recording session with Tony Black who has produced many famous artists, and she’ll get to record a music video as well.

First runner up was Agnes Mareko.

The judges were impressed with all of the contestants and kept remarking that the world needs to hear the talents of American Samoa.

Part of the show was a premiere of the fashions that Exclusive by Off Da Rock will be featuring at the London Pacific Show next month.