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The Five Stars is a family pop band who has recorded many albums of well known and original Samoan and pacific songs. The reference of "Five Stars" in the band's name denotes the five stars on the national flag of Samoa. With more than 18 albums in production, they sit alongside Punialava’a and Tiama’a as some of the Pacific's most well known bands.
History
Formed in 1974, in Auckland, New Zealand, the Five Stars were mainly a family outfit. They consisted of brothers Alofa and Solomona (Soloman) Tu'uga and their relatives Samu Poulava-Selesele, Faifua Fa'atoe and Uili Misa. They were also initially managed by Afoa Tu'uga, who was the father of Alofa and Solomona Tu'uga. They were Hibiscus Records most prolific recording artists and during their career they released nine albums on vinyl LP and compact cassette and received two awards. One was a Gold Discs award and in 1986 the other was a New Zealand Music Award. In the 1990s most or all of their LP catalogue was released on compact disc.
In April 2006, band leader, Alofa Tuuga Stevenson died in Brisbane, Australia.
A current version of the band continues as The Five Star Band with some remaining members and their family members.
Line up
Samu Poulava-Selesele - (lead vocals)
Alofa Tu'uga aka Alofa Tu'uga Stevenson - (lead guitar, died 18 April 2006)
Uili Misa - (bass guitar)
Faifua Fa'atoe - (rhythm guitar)
Solomona Tu'uga aka Solomona Stevenson - (drums)
= Other members
=Steve Reupena-Stevenson (bass, guitar, drums, percussion, lead/backing vocal).
Ross Uele
Sam Poulava-Selesele
Willie Misa
Sam Faifua Faatoe (died 30 July 2011)
Achievements
= Platinum discs
=Samoan Style
Samoa Matalasi
= Gold discs
=Popular Songs of Samoa
Samoa with love
Welcome to Samoa
Pua Samoa
Live at the Rainmaker Hotel
Musika Malie
Children of Polynesia
Flower of Samoa
LP Releases
Popular songs of Samoa, Hibiscus records HLS-84 - (1980)
Fetu e Lima, Hibiscus Records HLS-87 - (1981)
CD releases
= The Five Stars
=Samoan Style (Popular Songs of Samoa), HLS-084, (1990)
Samoa Matalasi - (My Beautiful Samoa), HLS-087
Live At The Rainmaker Hotel, HLS-090
Samoa With Love, HLS-092
Welcome to Samoa, HLS-094, (1995)
Musika Malie (Good Music), HLS-097
Flower of Samoa Matou, HLS-108, (1998)
The Five Stars Collection Vol 1(Popular Songs of Samoa), HLS-132
The Five Stars Collection Vol 2, (Popular Songs of Samoa), HLS-158, (1994)
The Five Stars Collection Vol 3, (Popular Songs of Samoa), HLS-160, (1996)
Siva Mai, HLS-175, (1998)
Lalelei pea oe Samoa, HKLS-180
= Meiona with The Five Stars
=I Love You, HLS-143
= Alofa
=Alofa, HLS-199
References
External links
Samoan catalogue, www.kiwipacific.com
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