"Nicholas Epae"@en . . "Jay Epae (7 March 1933 \u2013 25 July 1994), born Nicholas Epae, was a M\u0101ori pop singer from Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand. He moved to the United States in 1957. His albums were released on the American Mercury label until 1962, when he switched to American Capitol. In 1966, he switched to New Zealand's Viking Records.His single Putti Putti was a hit in Sweden after Swedish pirate radio station Radio Nord picked it up, and he toured there soon after its release."@en . "1933Z"^^ . "Epae, Jay"@en . . "1967Z"^^ . . "New Zealand singer" . "1994Z"^^ . "solo_singer" . . . "1994-07-25Z"^^ . "1960Z"^^ . "1933-03-07Z"^^ . "Jay Epae"@en . .