Kiri Te Kanawa threw their underwear on stage, which he would then proudly display. The court found that no contract had been made by the two parties, so Te Kanawa was not liable for damages, but Mittane, the company which employs and manages her, was ordered to reimburse Leading Edge A$130,000 for expenditures already incurred. Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano. She has a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa has received accolades in many
Claire Martin (singer) jazz ensemble toured throughout 2014 to promote the album "Time and Place", which featured singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe, who became Martin's cabaret partner. They performed to a sell-out crowd in Wigmore Hall, where they celebrated the songs of Paris. Claire Martin (singer) Claire Martin, OBE (born 6 September 1967) is an English jazz singer. Martin was born in Colliers Wood, London. She grew up in a house "full of music" thanks to jazz-loving parents. She cites Ella Fitzgerald's "Song Books" as the inspiration to study singing at the Doris Holford Stage School and in New York and London. Her