Hayley Dee Westenra (born April 10, 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand soprano who has released 2 successful albums. The first one
Pure, reached #1 on the UK classical charts and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. She became an international star at the young age of 16. Hayley is also a philanthropist and donates much of her time and money to charities, such as UNICEF.
Westenra is the daughter of Jill and Gerald Westenra and has two siblings, Sophie and Isaac. Hayley comes from a musically-inclined family; her grandmother was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist and played the piano-accordion.
Her musical career began at the age of six when she was cast in the role of "the Littlest Star" in her school's Christmas play, with a singing part. After the show, a teacher who had seen Hayley sing approached her parents and informed them that their daughter had perfect pitch. Read more about ...
