Evan Sinton, better known by his stage name Maala (also stylised as MAALA) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. He is best known for his songs "Touch" and "Kind of Love", and for coming third on the second series of New Zealand's Got Talent in 2012.[1] In 2016, he won Best Male Solo Artist at the New Zealand Music Awards. 1 New Zealand's Got Talent In 2012, under his birth name, Evan Sinton auditioned for series two of New Zealand's Got Talent with The Beatles' "Blackbird". Sinton qualified for the semi-final, with judge Jason Kerrison praising his voice, saying "it's distinctive, it's unique". In the semi-final, Sinton performed Screamin' Jay Hawkins's song "I Put a Spell on You". Sinton placed in the top three in the semi-final, and made it to the final on the judges' vote. In the final, Sinton performed the Cher song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". He finished third from the public vote. In 2013, following his appearance on New Zealand's Got Talent, Sinton was signed to Sony Music New Zealand.
He supported The X Factor Australia winner Reece Mastin on his 2013 New Zealand tour.[4] Sinton went on to release the EP Phosphenes, from which came the singles "Tables and Chairs" and "Prisoner's Cinema". In 2015, Sinton adopted the stage name MAALA. He used the name to separate himself from his New Zealand's Got Talent identity and to reflect the new direction of his music. He chose the name MAALA because it "looked cool on paper". MAALA initially released the singles "Touch" and "In the AIr", followed by a self-titled EP. In July 2015, "Touch" was long-listed for the 2015 Silver Scroll award, credited to Sinton and the song's co-writers Jaden Parkes and Josh Fountain. In 2016, the single "Kind of Love" was released, followed by MAALA's debut album, Composure. Later in 2016, MAALA was nominated for four New Zealand Music Awards, and won Best Male Solo Artist. ^ a b ciTunes is the world's easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection.Click I Have iTunes to open it now.
iTunes for Mac + PC Please sign in using one of these services to create playlists, follow artists and more… Playing music from an early age, Evan Sinton has always lived with a firm passion for music. At age 12 he began to learn to sing and write his own material. 18-year old Evan quickly became a firm favourite during the debut season of New Zealand's Got Talent last year, placing third in the overall competition. The series proved hugely popular with New Zealand audiences, rating highly and generating a strong interest in the Auckland-based singer. Evan has just recently recorded a self-penned single titled 'Tables and Chairs'. The single will also be included on a 6-track EP due out in early May. Evan Sinton - Prisoner's Cinema Evan Sinton - Tables & Chairs (2013) Shot on Location in India. Made with the generous assistance of Child Rescue, Goa, India childrescue.netPolice in Rio de Janeiro have arrested an Irishman on suspicion of organising a massive Olympics ticket fraud - for a British company accused of the same offence during the 2014 World Cup.Kevin James Mallon, 36, was arrested on Friday night near the Maracana stadium, after being caught selling tickets for the Olympics opening ceremony.
A search of Mallon's luxury hotel found that the premises were allegedly being as the headquarters for the London-based firm THG, to illegally resell VIP Olympic tickets to corporates and wealthy clients at hugely inflated prices. Kevin Mallon, pictured, has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro on suspicion of ticket fraud At face value the tickets, pictured, were worth around £150,000 but would have fetched £10million on the illegal market, Rio police said Police raided his hotel and found bundles of tickets which they suspect Mallon of illegally re-selling at hugely inflated prices Dr Ricardo Barbosa, pictured, of Rio police's fraud unit, said several victims came forward to tip them off about the alleged scam Ipswich Town Football Club owner Marcus Evans, pictured, owns the parent company that runs TGHThe company has been accused of being involved in the same crime during the Brazil World Cup two years ago, but CEO James Sinton, who was arrested and released, left the country before the case was heard.
This time Mallon, financial controller for TGH's parent company Marcus Evans, has been remanded in custody indefinitely and faces up to seven years in jail after being charged with illegal ticket touting, organised crime and ambush marketing, police said today. The company's founder, Marcus Evans, is the owner of football league side Ipswich Town Football Club, which the millionaire bought in 2007. During a search on the block of self-service apartments in Rio's Barra district where Mallon was staying, investigators apparently found 813 tickets to some of the Rio Olympics most sought-after events, including the opening and closing ceremonies and football final, which were being sold by THG at 'astronomical prices', according to police. At their face value, the tickets would have been worth £150,000 - but at the price Mallon was allegedly selling them the batch would have brought profits of more than £10million, police revealed today. Closing ceremony tickets worth £337 were being sold for 10,000 US dollars each (£7,670).
The luxury hotel room, pictured being searched, was being used as THG's headquarters Officers believe the tickets, which have since been cancelled, had already been sold to clients around the world Some 813 tickets, pictured, were found including for the opening and closing ceremonies Police believe the tickets, which have all now been cancelled, had already been sold to clients around the world, as they were found already ready to be dispatched in envelopes. Among the victims of the alleged scam is a family who bought ten tickets for 8,000 dollars (£6,000), a total of £60,000. The THG company is believed to have bought the tickets from accredited Braziian Rio2016 ticket seller Cartan, although it is not yet known if the company was involved in the alleged scam or sold the tickets without knowing they would be resold, police said. Investigators also removed three laptops, mobile phones and USB drives, as well as six British bank cards belonging to the Marcus Evans Group, one of the world's largest corporate marketing companies which owns THG.
The multinational, which has offices around the world and more than 3,000 employees, had bid for the rights to sell Rio2016 tickets but was not accepted, according to Rio's Olympic organising committee. The police chief in charge of the operation, Dr Ricardo Barbosa, from Rio's fraud department, said the company created an appearance of legitimacy by putting on cocktail parties where clients would collect their tickets, and also provided VIP transport to the events. Police were alerted to the alleged scam after several wealthy victims came forward. Mallon, pictured, was arrested outside the Maracana Stadium on Friday and could face up to seven years in prison Police, pictured with the tickets, have charged him with illegal ticket touting, organised crime and ambush marketing Police also seized laptops, mobile phones and USB drives belonging to the Marcus Evans Group, the parent company of sports hospitality firm THGMallon was arrested on Friday night as he offered opening ceremony tickets outside the Maracana.Dr Barbosa said: 'They were Brazilians and foreigners.
They felt extremely tricked. 'When they bought the tickets they were promised a luxury reception at the Copacabana Palace hotel, but when they got here it was in a small place in the Barra district, with just a few snacks and fizzy drinks.'The company was extremely professional in this crime. Everything they did was to reinforce the image that made people believe that they had authorisation to sell the tickets, which they didn't.'Most of the tickets were sold online to foreign clients, who would pick up the tickets at reception when they arrived in Rio. 'There will be a lot of Olympic visitors, particularly British ones, who will have been spend large amounts of money on tickets which no longer exist.' He added that there are 'strong indications' that other people, as well as other international companies, were also involved in the fraud. Meanwhile, a separate investigation has now been launched into whether the Marcus Evans Group was using the ticket selling scam to launder money.