Patsy Riggir
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Patsy Evelyn Ann Riggir, born on October 6, 1945 in Arapuni, New Zealand, is a country and western singer and songwriter. She began her musical journey by entering talent quests and singing on IXH Hamilton at the age of five but then gave up singing until she joined a local country music club in 1974. Riggir's breakthrough came with winning the inaugural New Zealand Gold Guitar Award in Gore that same year. Her first album, True Country Music, was released in 1980. Throughout her career, Riggir has released several albums including Lay Down Beside Me (1981), and Are You Lonely (1982). She was a regular performer on the New Zealand television show That's Country and had her own show Patsy Riggir Country in 1986. Riggir has received numerous awards including New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1980 and various APRA Awards for Best Female Vocalist, Best Song, and Best Songwriter.
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