Aoraki Arts and Design student writes popular song
Aoraki Polytechnic Design student, Hemi Anglem, writes a song winning the hearts of the audience at Pleasant Point's Got Talent
See Hemi's performance and lyrics here.
He didn't win the main prize, but Temuka student Hemi Anglem won
the hearts of the audience at Pleasant Point's Got Talent with a
self-penned love song about texting.
The 17-year-old picked up the audience award on Sunday night for
Waiting For Your Txt - the song he wrote to impress a
girl.
"I wrote it when I was 15 - it was for this girl I was trying to
attract," Hemi said.
He was inspired after listening to another song - which he can
no longer remember - and spent about "three or four" days working
on his own song.
Perhaps it should come as no surprise the audience fell for his
performance - after two years girlfriend Lashai is still with him
and in that time she has had plenty of time to listen to the
song.
"I sing it to her heaps."
The song is also well-known to his peers and he sang it at the
Opihi College ball.
Despite the success of his texting song, Hemi said he hadn't
written much recently and was concentrating more on art. He plans
to study art at Aoraki Polytechnic this year.
"I used to [write songs] but I don't really do much any
more."
He hasn't ruled out having another go at songwriting further
"down the track".
Self-taught on the guitar and other instruments, he was modest
about his musical ability.
"I try [to play] but I just make weird noises."
Used to performing in a group, friends and family encouraged
Hemi to enter Pleasant Point's Got Talent, but he said performing
by himself made him nervous.
"My heart was racing really fast. It's kind of hard."
His choice to perform his own song was "a last minute
thing".
The reaction from the audience was heartening. "Just to see them
clapping and dancing - I didn't expect it."
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