Bic Runga
Vocalist
Since the release of her first single ‘Drive’ in 1996, Bic Runga (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine) has been awarded almost every musical honour in New Zealand, including the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll songwriting award and the most Tui Awards (New Zealand Music Awards) won by any individual.
Bic’s debut album Drive was certified seven times platinum. The follow up, Beautiful Collision in 2002, was certified an incredible eleven times platinum and featured the hits ‘Get Some Sleep’, ‘Something Good’ and ‘Listening For The Weather’.
In January 2006, Runga was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2023 she received the Rolling Stone Icon Award.