Devolo (singer)

New Zealand hip hop artist

Devolo

Genres| Hip hop
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Years active| 1996–present
Labels| Dawn Raid Entertainment
Website| Devolo's Web Profile

Musical artist

David Puniani[1] is a New Zealand hip hop recording artist from South Auckland, best known as a member of the hip hop group Deceptikonz. He is signed to the Dawn Raid Entertainment music label and in 2009 he was "Best Pacific Male Artist" at the Pacific Music Awards.[2]

## Background

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In 2008, his debut single "Somebody" became a top 10 hit on the NZ iTunes top songs for all genres and #1 on NZ iTunes top hip hop downloads. Later that year, his hit single "Too Shy" jumped from #38 to #6 in one week on New Zealand’s RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart.[3]

In 2009, the pop group The Pussycat Dolls asked Devolo to do a remix of their forthcoming single "Bottle Pop". In 2009 Devolo featured on David Dallas' single "Indulge Me", which charted at #34.[4] [5]

His debut solo album Heaven & Hell was released on 2 March 2009, but it failed to make the charts.[6]

## Discography

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### Albums

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Date  | Title  | Label  | Charted  | Country

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2009 | Heaven & hell | Dawn Raid Entertainment | \-  | \-

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Album  | NZ Singles Chart  | Certification

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2008 | "Somebody"  | Heaven & Hell | \-  | \-
2008 | "Too Shy"  | Heaven & Hell  | 6  | \-
2009 | "Feels Like Magic"  | Non-album single  | \-  | \-
2009 | "Can't Let You Go"  | Heaven & Hell  | \-  | \-
Featured
2009 | "Indulge Me"
(with David Dallas) | Something Awesome | 34  | \-
2009 | "Bottle Pop"
(with The Pussycat Dolls) | Doll Domination | 17  | \-

## References

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1. ^ McQuillan, Laura (7 July 2010). "Deceptikonz count down to the end". Stuff. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. ^ 2009 Pacific Music Award Winners Announced Press Release: Released via Pead PR 24-5-2009 12:22 (subscription required)
3. ^ "NZMuzic.net Music news". 14 December 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
4. ^ "Something Awesome – The Tracklist". David Dallas. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
5. ^ "David Dallas Feat. Devolo - Indulge Me (Song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
6. ^ Heaven & Hell album Retrieved 2010-01-14

* http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/ Dawn Raid Entertainment Official Website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110809032916/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp RIANZ Official Top 40 Singles Chart