New Zealand
New Zealand's Save the Children song
Thanks to a special group of talented supporters, New Zealand has it's own Save the Children song, featuring Nik Carlson (who came second in NZ Idol in 2005) as lead singer. The writer and performers donated their services for free.
Listen to a clip
You can listen to a short clip from the song and then, if you want to download the whole song, you can do so after donating to Save the Children.
Sample of Save the Children Song 1 minute sample clip of Save the Children Song [164 Kb, MP3].
The contributors
The singer/soloist - Nik Carlson 
Nik was runner up in NZ Idol 2005 - born in Masterton. He sang from early childhood on the NZ Country Music circuit, winning numerous awards before entering the pop world.
The songwriter - Amanda O'Grady
Amanda was born in the UK where she worked as a professional singer/songwriter. She won numerous awards for singing and writing, including North American CMA award (best original song by an International Artist). She has also written for signed UK artists. Amanda wrote and arranged the Save the Children Song. This is her pictured with Nik to the right.
Newlands College Girls Choir
The choir gave the first public performance of the song at the 2005 Save the Children National Conference.
Delegates were so impressed that they sponsored the recording.
Some of the choir members are
photographed with Nik below.
Julia Lloyd
Julia is the former Head Of Music at Newlands College. She played keyboards on the recording, directed the choir and coordinated the project with Save the Children. Julia worked with Amanda on various projects.
Recording studio - Marmalade
The song was recorded/produced at Marmalade Studios in Wellington NZ ( Marmalade sponsored part of
the recording too).
Donate to Save the Children and receive a free copy of New Zealand's Save the Children song.
When you donate online to Save the Children you will be able to download a full copy of the song: Donate now