Bunny Walters
| Bunny Walters | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters |
| Born |
31 May 1953 Katikati, New Zealand |
| Died | 14 December 2016 (aged 63) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1969–1978 |
| Labels | Impact |
Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters (31 May 1953 – 14 December 2016) was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy" and "Take The Money And Run".
Of Ngāi Te Rangi descent, Walters was born and raised in Katikati, a town on the North Island of New Zealand.
In 1969, he competed against Tui Fox at Joe Brown’s at the Rotorua Soundshell during the Search for Stars event held there. Fox was singing similar material to Walters. Fox won the final with Walters coming in second. His first single, titled "Just Out of Reach", was released in 1969. He then released "It's Been Too Long" and "Can't Keep You Out of My Heart". During one of the talent quests, held at the Opera House in Palmerston North, he was beaten by singer Richard Turei, whose daughter Metiria Turei would later end up being co-leader of the Green Party in New Zealand.
Walters made his first television appearance on Happen-Inn, a New Zealand television show.
After performing at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, he received contracts to return to Japan. He gained considerable exposure. The New Zealand Herald reported that he may have also appeared on the Rolf Harris show in London.
In 1971, he replaced Vaughan Lawrence as the resident singer on Happen-Inn.
In 1972 , he recorded "Brandy" (which reached #4 on the pop charts).It was reported in the May 4 edition of the New Zealand herald that due to the big success Walters had with "Brandy" that the song was to be produced in sheet music form. That same year he had a hit with Take The Money And Run" (which reached #2).
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