| Background: | solo_singer |
| Teresa Bright | |
| Instrument: | Ukulele, Guitar, Vocals |
| Origin: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Genre: | Hawaiian Music |
| Occupation: | Musician |
Teresa Bright is a native-Hawaiian entertainer (vocalist and musician) who plays 'ukulele and guitar. Her music is popular in Japan as well as in Hawaii and the United States mainland.[1] Much of her repertoire features lyrics in the Hawaiian Language, but she has an extensive jazz and hapa-haole repertoire as well.
Bright attended the University of Hawaiʻi and launched her music career in the 1980s as one half of "Steve and Teresa" alongside Steve Mai`i. Her first solo album was released in 1990.
She received a lifetime achievement award from Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts[2] on December 6 2020.
Bright is popular in Japan, and some of her albums are not released outside of the country.[1] Besides album sales, Bright has also participated in Japanese advertising campaigns for Max Factor, Toyota, NTT Japan, Sapporo Beer, and Japan Airlines.[3]
Her 2007 album, Hawaiinawa, features popular Okinawan songs with lyrics translated into the Hawaiian Language.[1]