Ria Hall
# Ria Hall

Ria Hall is a Māori recording artist and presenter on Maori TV's AIA Marae DIY in 2012-13.

## Life and career

Hall was born in 1982 or 1983 and is of Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, and has three older sisters. She grew up in Maungatapu and attended Maungatapu School, Tauranga Intermediate and Tauranga Girls' College. At secondary school she became interested in singing through kapa haka and later joined the kapa haka group Waka Huia. In Wellington in 2006 Hall created a reggae band called Hope Road. She sang at the opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and released her debut self-titled EP in 2011, which won Best Māori Album at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards. In 2013 Hall featured as a guest vocalist on Stan Walker's single "Like It's Over".

## Musical style and influences

Hall classifies her music as mainly roots and reggae, with influences of ragga, soul and hip hop music. She grew up listening to reggae, soul, hip hop and R&B, and her mother listened to country music.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | NZ | NZ Artist |
| Rules of Engagement | Released: 27 October 2017 Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | 1 |
| Manawa Wera | Released: 28 February 2020 Label: Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | 10 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. ||||

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | NZ |
| Ria Hall EP | Released: 3 October 2011 Label: Tu Taniwha Entertainment Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 20 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "Hotuhotu" (Robert Ruha & Ria Hall) | 2011 | Mīharo: He Kohikohinga Waiata Māori |
| "Love Will Lead Us Home" | 2016 | Rules of Engagement |
| "Tell Me" (featuring Che Fu) | 2017 | Rules of Engagement |
| "Barely Know" (featuring Kings) | 2017 | Rules of Engagement |
| "Black Light" (featuring Mara TK) | 2017 | Rules of Engagement |
| "Te Ahi Kai Pō" | 2017 | Rules of Engagement |
| "Cause & Effect" | 2019 | Manawa Wera |
| "Flow" | 2019 | Manawa Wera |
| "Owner" | 2020 | Manawa Wera |

**As featured artist**

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | NZ | NZ Artist | Certifications | Album |
| "Like It's Over" (Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall) | 2013 | 19 | 4 | RMNZ: Gold | Inventing Myself |
| "Sensitive to a Smile" (among Aotearoa Reggae All Stars) | 2013 | 2 | 1 | RMNZ: Gold | Non-album single |
| "Ms Rita" (J. Williams featuring Sid Diamond & Ria Hall) | 2013 | — | 20 | | Non-album single |
| "Aotearoa" (Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika) | 2014 | 2 | 1 | RMNZ: Gold | Non-album single |
| "No Place Like Home" (Tiki Taane featuring Ria Hall & friends) | 2016 | — | 10 | | Non-album single |
| "Ka Mānu" (Bella Kalolo, Maisey Rika, Majic Pāora, Ria Hall, Rob Ruha, Seth Haapu, Troy Kingi, The Witch Dr.) | 2019 | — | 20 | | Non-album single |
| "Why Am I Here" (Tiki Taane featuring Ria Hall) | 2020 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Stay" (among Tūtahi) | 2020 | — | 16 | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items that failed to chart. ||||||

**Promotional singles**

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "Rangatira / Owner" | 2021 | Kono 003 |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| "I Ngā Wā, Taumaha Ai (Bridge Over Troubled Water)" | 2010 | — | Tipi Haere Te Reo |
| "He Hoa Tāku, Tōmuri Rawa (Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby)" | 2010 | — | Tipi Haere Te Reo |
| "Tihore Mai te Rangi" | 2012 | — | He Rangi Paihuarere (A Tribute to the Late Dr. Hirini Melbourne) |
| "Falling Angels" | 2014 | Tiki Taane, Maitreya, the Auckland Gospel Choir | Non-album song |
| "So Amazing" | 2014 | Whenua Patuwai | The Soul Sessions |
| "Nana's Song" | 2014 | Tiki Taane | With Strings Attached (Alive & Orchestrated) |
| "The Deeds of Mercy" | 2017 | Paul McLaney | Play On |
| "Ka Ihi te Moana" | 2017 | Rob Ruha, The Witch Dr. | Survivance |
| "Aotearoa (English version)" | 2019 | Stan Walker, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika | Faith Hope Love |
| "Amine" | 2020 | Ka Hao | Mōhau (Live Visual Album) |
| "E Tama Hikairo" | 2022 | Te Matatini, Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti | Non-album song |
