A native of Auckland, Olivia Foa'i is a singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and choreographer best known as a member of the long-running New Zealand group Te Vaka. The daughter of the band's leader, Opetaia Foa'i, she went on to make her feature film debut in Disney's Moana, lending vocals to songs co-written by her father, score composer Mark Mancina, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Olivia Foa'i began dancing as a toddler, making her stage debut at the age of two. It wasn't long before she also started singing. Foa'i added songwriting to her skill set in 2010, and later...