Opetaia Foa’i

Opetaia Foaʻi (born 1956) is a Tokelauan-Tuvaluan composer, musician, and singer who was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Australia. He is best known as the founder of the Polynesian band Te Vaka, and for his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the music for the Disney film Moana (2016). He also worked on the music for its 2024 sequel.