Hoku
| Hoku | |
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| Born |
Hoku Christian Ho June 10, 1981 Oahu, Hawaii, United States |
| Other names | Hoku Ho Clements |
| Education | La Pietra |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1999–2001, 2007-2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeremy Clements (m. 1999) |
| Parent(s) |
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| Website | hokumusic |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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Hoku Ho Clements (born Hoku Christian Ho, June 10, 1981), known mononymously as Hoku, is an American singer. She is best known for her 2000 hit single "Another Dumb Blonde" and the song "Perfect Day" from the soundtrack and film Legally Blonde.
Hoku, which means "star" in Hawaiian, was born on June 10, 1981 in Oahu, Hawaii. She is the seventh of singer Don Ho's ten children, and the older of two born to Ho and Patricia Swallie Choy, a background singer who once sang with Ho in his performances. She grew up in the affluent Diamond Head neighborhood with Choy, sister Kaimana, Elizabeth Guevara (who also had two children by Ho), and half-sisters Kea and KeaLii. "We spent a lot of time trying to make it okay for the children, but I knew I had to get out of it," recalled Choy, who left Ho in 1997 after tiring of the living arrangement, taking Hoku and Kaimana with her.
Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs, as a child. She was initially unaware of her father's fame, learning from people's reactions after realizing who her father was. "I thought everyone's parents had shows at night," she said. She graduated from La Pietra.
Hoku credits her father for her discovery. "People helped me a lot, because of who my dad was," she said. She caught the attention of songwriter and producer Antonina Armato, who encouraged her to move to Los Angeles to meet with other producers. "She has a pure voice," Armato said. "I don't have to doctor it and use all the tricks of the studio." Hoku was attending Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, dropping her last name when she moved from Hawaii, when she was offered a $300,000 contract from Geffen Records. Armato assisted Hoku in securing the deal, and Ho insisted that he and his lawyers review it before she signed. "I didn't want her signing something that wasn't good," he said.
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