Troy Kingi has been played on NTS in shows including Soup To Nuts w/ Shy One, featured first on 1 February 2023. Songs played include KUPE and Every Hori Is A Star.

Born on June 1, 1984 in Rotorua, New Zealand, Troy Kingi is a New Zealand Musician, Actor, Teacher and Scuba Dive Instructor.

In 2003 Troy studied at The Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand where he developed his passion for music. His first major acting role was in coming of age kiwi movie "Mt Zion" (2013), and recently appeared in another kiwi movie "The Pa Boys" (2014).

Troy currently lives in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand with his wife Huia and soon to be four children.