Sonny Southon at home Photo: Kirsten Johnstone
Sonny Southon with Bob Geldof Photo: supplied
The daughter of a Samoan musician and a woman from the Shetland Isles, Upper Hutt’s Sonny - or Sonja - Southon is virtually unknown here in New Zealand. But through the 80s and 90s she was in demand as a backing vocalist in the UK and US, working with acts such as Bob Geldof, Matt Bianco and Duran Duran, and she released two solo albums.
She returned home six years ago for family reasons, and her career has veered towards her other love, yoga. Kirsten Johnstone headed to Sonny’s home in Eastbourne to find out more.
