E kore e mutu ngā mihi, e kore e mutu ngā roimata.
Moe mai rā e te Rangatira
The voice in a million is silent, but his music will live on forever.
Eddie Low
1943 - 2024
Eddie with his brothers Bob (deceased) and David.
Legendary singer Eddie Low passes away
The voice in a million is silent, but his music will live on forever.
Renowned New Zealand singer Eddie Low (MNZM), known as "the voice in a million", passed away peacefully at 7.45am today, 21 Saturday September 2024, with loved ones at his side. He had been battling cancer for some time.
His incredible vocal abilities, combined with his humility and musicianship, propelled him to international fame. Eddie's career spanned more than 60 years, during which he captivated audiences worldwide with his incomparable voice and dynamic stage performances. He performed alongside legendary national and international artists, toured extensively, and left an enduring legacy in New Zealand’s music industry.
Eddie’s talents were not limited to music, as he was also an outstanding track and field athlete, training in with the late, great Peter Snell, gaining his black belt in karate under the great sensei Len Monk, and becoming an international blind golfing champion.
During the Quin Tikis years
Eddie receiving his platinum award for Best of Eddie Low / Voice in a Million from Scott Morrison, formerly of Sony Music Entertainment NZ, in 2012,
In 1969, Eddie went solo under Joe Brown Management touring Australasia, Fiji, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea and waving the New Zealand flag proudly on tours of Canada and Nashville, twice representing New Zealand on the International Show at the Grand OleOpry.
In 1980 while touring Canada, Eddie – feeling homesick – wrote ‘Songs of Home’, a now iconic song that sings of the beauty of Aotearoa New Zealand through its Māori place names and famous Māori songs.
Songs of Home has been performed by many other Kiwi entertainers including The Topp Twins, and sung around the world, touching the hearts of thousands of ex pat New Zealanders who live overseas.
Eddie’s career of almost 60 years has taken him around the world and onto stages with some of music’s greats including Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride, Buck Owens, Tom T Hall, Freddie Fender, Kenny Rogers and many more. He has toured as Roy Orbison and is likened to Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck. Eddie is one of the foremost imitators of Elvis Presley.
Eddie's Awards
Eddie has received many Music awards and accolades over the years.
1980: New Zealand Entertainer and Songwriter of the Year
1983: Inducted into the Country Hands of Fame in Tamworth, Australia
1993: Inducted into the Country Hands of Fame in Gore, New Zealand
- 2006: Received the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to music, appointed by the late Her Majesty the Queen
- 2009: Received the New Zealand Country Legend Award in Hamilton
- 2009: Honoured by his peers as the recipient of the Variety Artists of NZ's Benny Award to mark lifetime achievement in the entertainment industry.
