{{Short description|New Zealand hip hop artist}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Devolo | image = | image_size = | caption = Devolo in Concert with the Deceptikonz | origin = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 1996–present | label = Dawn Raid Entertainment | associated_acts = Deceptikonz | website = [http://www.bebo.com/devolomusic ''Devolo's Web Profile''] }}
'''David Puniani'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=McQuillan |first1=Laura |title=Deceptikonz count down to the end |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/3888943/Deceptikonz-count-down-to-the-end |publisher=Stuff |accessdate=2 January 2020 |date=7 July 2010}}</ref> is a New Zealand hip hop recording artist from South Auckland, best known as a member of the hip hop group Deceptikonz. He is signed to the Dawn Raid Entertainment music label and in 2009 he was "Best Pacific Male Artist" at the Pacific Music Awards.<ref>[http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/search/doc_view.php?d4=scoop/text/2009/05/24/CU0905-S00314.html 2009 Pacific Music Award Winners Announced Press Release: Released via Pead PR 24-5-2009 12:22] {{subscription required}}</ref>
== Background == In 2008, his debut single "Somebody" became a top 10 hit on the NZ iTunes top songs for all genres and #1 on NZ iTunes top hip hop downloads. Later that year, his hit single "Too Shy" jumped from #38 to #6 in one week on New Zealand’s RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzic.net.nz/news/1371/imnz-its-ladi6s-time-to-top-the-chart.html|title=NZMuzic.net Music news|date=14 December 2008|accessdate=15 February 2009}}</ref>
In 2009, the pop group The Pussycat Dolls asked Devolo to do a remix of their forthcoming single "Bottle Pop". In 2009 Devolo featured on David Dallas' single "Indulge Me", which charted at #34.<ref>{{cite web|title=Something Awesome – The Tracklist|url=http://www.daviddallas.co.nz/2009/08/17/something-awesome-the-tracklist/|work=David Dallas|accessdate=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604223906/http://www.daviddallas.co.nz/2009/08/17/something-awesome-the-tracklist/|archive-date=4 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David Dallas Feat. Devolo - Indulge Me (Song)|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=David+Dallas+feat%2E+Devolo&titel=Indulge+Me&cat=s|work=charts.nz|accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref>
His debut solo album ''Heaven & Hell'' was released on 2 March 2009, but it failed to make the charts.<ref>[http://www.bebo.com/devolomusic ''Heaven & Hell album''] Retrieved 2010-01-14</ref>
== Discography == === Albums === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Date !Title !Label !Charted !Country |- |align="left" valign="center"|2009 |align="left" valign="center"|Heaven & hell |align="left" valign="center"|Dawn Raid Entertainment |align="left" valign="center"| - |align="left" valign="center"| - |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable"|width=100% !Year ! width="225"|Single ! width="130"|Album !NZ Singles Chart ! width="50"|Certification |- |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2008''' |align="left" valign="top"|"Somebody" |align="left" valign="top"| Heaven & Hell |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |- bgcolor="#efefef" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2008''' |align="left" valign="top"| "Too Shy" |align="left" valign="top"| Heaven & Hell |align="center" valign="top"| 6 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |- bgcolor="#efefef" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2009''' |align="left" valign="top"| "Feels Like Magic" |align="left" valign="top"| Non-album single |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |-bgcolor="#efefef" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2009''' |align="left" valign="top"| "Can't Let You Go" |align="left" valign="top"| Heaven & Hell |align="center" valign="top"| - |align="center" valign="top"| - |- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" | colspan=6 align=center | '''Featured''' |- |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2009''' |align="left" valign="top"|"Indulge Me"<br>{{small|(with David Dallas)}} |align="left" valign="top"| {{nowrap|Something Awesome}} |align="center" valign="top"| 34 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |- bgcolor="#efefef" |align="left" valign="top"|'''2009''' |align="left" valign="top"| "Bottle Pop"<br>{{small|(with The Pussycat Dolls)}} |align="left" valign="top"| Doll Domination |align="center" valign="top"| 17 |align="center" valign="top"| - |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} * http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/ Dawn Raid Entertainment Official Website * https://web.archive.org/web/20110809032916/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp RIANZ Official Top 40 Singles Chart {{Refend}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Devolo}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:New Zealand hip-hop musicians Category:Pacific Music Award–winning artists Category:New Zealand people of Tongan descent Category:Musicians from Auckland