| Background: | solo_singer |
| Teresa Bright | |
| Instrument: | Ukulele, guitar, vocals |
| Birth Date: | 1959 or 1960 |
| Origin: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Genre: | Hawaiian Music |
| Occupation: | Musician |
Teresa Bright (1959 or 1960 – September 1, 2024) was an American vocalist and musician of native Hawaiian music who played 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 had 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 died on September 1, 2024, at the age of 64.[3]
Bright was popular in Japan, and some of her albums are not released outside of the country.[1] Besides album sales, Bright also participated in Japanese advertising campaigns for Max Factor, Toyota, NTT Japan, Sapporo Beer, and Japan Airlines.[4]
Her 2007 album, Hawaiinawa, features popular Okinawan songs with lyrics translated into the Hawaiian Language.[1]