{{Short description|New Zealand singer-songwriter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person | name = Harper Finn | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | birth_date = | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter}} | years_active = 2018–present | mother = Marie Azcona | father = Tim Finn | relatives = Neil Finn (uncle), Liam Finn (cousin) | website = https://www.harperfinnmusic.com | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals, piano}}<!-- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first --> | genre = {{hlist|Pop music}} | associated_acts = <!--Please first check the criteria for associated acts at Template:Infobox musical artist#associated_acts before adding any artists to this field-->{{hlist|Tim Finn|Dende the Sensei}} | label = {{hlist|Warner Music New Zealand}} }} }}
'''Harper Finn''' is a New Zealand singer and musician. His album 'Silo Park' is set to release on 31 October 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300529343/harper-finn-comfortable-as-the-newcomer-ahead-of-first-ep-release |title=Harper Finn comfortable as the Newcomer ahead of first EP release |publisher=Stuff |date=20 March 2022 |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref> Following the release of his single "Dance Away These Days", Finn was awarded Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Aotearoa Music Awards in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aotearoa Music Awards {{!}} L.A.B and TEEKS win big at the Aotearoa Music Awards |url=https://aotearoamusicawards.nz/l-a-b-and-teeks-win-big-at-the-aotearoa-music-awards/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life == Harper Finn was born in Sydney, Australia, to New Zealand musician Tim Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House) and television presenter Marie Azcona.
The family moved back to Auckland, New Zealand when he was age 1. As a teenager he worked at an Auckland music venue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Harper Finn, new pop with an old soul |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/124882580/harper-finn-new-pop-with-an-old-soul |access-date=2021-10-11 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> He featured in many of Tim Finn's music videos and sang backing vocals on a song from the album ''The View Is Worth the Climb''. He spent some of his teenage years performing alongside his father in several of his events in New Zealand and Australia.
== Career == In 2018 Harper Finn released his first single "Look Who's Sorry Now".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/httFu51V8ng Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180922035419/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=httFu51V8ng&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=httFu51V8ng| title = Harper Finn - Look Who's Sorry Now | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Finn released 'Dance Away These Days' October 2nd 2020, the song was co-produced by five-time Grammy winner Cole MGN (Beck, Snoop Dogg, Blood Orange) and Tobias Kuhn (Dean Lewis, Milky Chance). The 'Dance Away These Days' official music video was co-directed by James K Lowe and Nicole Miller-Wong.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-02 |title=Harper Finn drops a new single with a positive mantra, 'Dance Away These Days' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/harper-finn-drops-a-new-single-with-a-positive-mantra-dance-away-these-days-2767331 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}</ref> Following this release Finn was nominated and then awarded '‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year' at The Aotearoa Music Awards in 2021 and has been described as having "unique sound, signature moves and the ability to hypnotise a crowd" <ref>{{Cite news |title=The signs rising music star Harper Finn is on his way to creating a legacy of his own |language=en |work=Newshub |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/05/the-signs-rising-music-star-harper-finn-is-on-his-way-to-creating-a-legacy-of-his-own.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501215014/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/05/the-signs-rising-music-star-harper-finn-is-on-his-way-to-creating-a-legacy-of-his-own.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2021 |access-date=2022-03-14}}</ref>
''Different Skies'' is the latest track from ''NEWCOMER,'' Harper’s 8-track EP that is set to be released later this year. ''NEWCOMER'' tells the stories of the places Harper’s stayed over the last couple of years and particularly his move to New York City. <ref>{{Cite web |title=HARPER FINN'S FUNKY 'DIFFERENT SKIES' IS HIS FIRST "PROPER" LOVE SONG |url=https://warnermusic.com.au/news/harper-finn-different-skies |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=warnermusic.com.au}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| EP details |- ! scope="row"| ''Newcomer'' | * Released: 29 July 2022<ref name="Different Skies and Newcomer">{{cite web|url=https://www.13thfloor.co.nz/harper-finn-different-skies-new-song-of-the-day/|title=Harper Finn – Different Skies: New Song Of The Day|website=13th Floor|date=13 February 2022|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> * Label: Warner Music * Format: CD, DD, streaming |}
===Charted or certified singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| NZ<br />Hot<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-10-10|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=10 October 2025|access-date=10 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Dance Away These Days" | 2020 | — | * RMNZ: Gold<ref name="Different Skies and Newcomer"/> | ''Newcomer''<ref name="Different Skies and Newcomer"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Satellite" | 2025 | 21 | | ''Silo Park'' |}
==Awards== ===Aotearoa Music Awards=== The Aotearoa Music Awards honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording field.
{{awards table}} |- | 2021<ref>[https://aotearoamusicawards.nz/l-a-b-and-teeks-win-big-at-the-aotearoa-music-awards/ L.A.B AND TEEKS WIN BIG AT THE AOTEAROA MUSIC AWARDS]</ref> | Harper Finn - "Dance Away These Days" | potify Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award | {{won}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Finn, Harper}} Category:Living people Harper Category:21st-century New Zealand male singers Category:New Zealand male singer-songwriters Category:New Zealand singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Auckland Category:1998 births
==External links==
*[https://www.harperfinnmusic.com/ Official Website]