A life in song
Five decades of New Zealand music — and still going.
David Curtis has spent more than fifty years in New Zealand music — from a thirteen-year-old with a gold record, to a Silver Scroll finalist at fourteen, to the World Song Contest in Tokyo.
Today, he's still writing, still recording, and still on stage — solo, as a duo with his son Michael, and on a new gospel project.
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From the archive
Fifty years, pinned to the wall.
Charts, records, press clippings and photographs — moments from a career still in motion.
1970
Receiving the Gold Disc
1970
Wheel of Fortune Chart
1971
Specially For You
1971
Take Your Leave
1985
25 Years of Television New Zealand
1976
Supporting The Hollies
2008
Rocked the Nation
2022
Christmas Day
1982
On the comeback trail
2023
Top 20 — Feb 2023
1969
First Ever Recording
1970
Receiving the Gold Disc
1970
Wheel of Fortune Chart
1971
Specially For You
1971
Take Your Leave
1985
25 Years of Television New Zealand
1976
Supporting The Hollies
2008
Rocked the Nation
2022
Christmas Day
1982
On the comeback trail
2023
Top 20 — Feb 2023
1969
First Ever Recording
1970
Gold disc at 13
1970
Gold Disc Finalist
1972
World Song Contest Press
1972
Tokyo — World Song Contest
1996
Where Are They Now
2003
Best of Collection
2021
After All These Years
2022
Airplay Express Christmas
2023
Valentine Top 20
1971
The 1st 20 Solid Gold Hits Vol 1
1982
Chasing success… all over again
1970
Gold disc at 13
1970
Gold Disc Finalist
1972
World Song Contest Press
1972
Tokyo — World Song Contest
1996
Where Are They Now
2003
Best of Collection
2021
After All These Years
2022
Airplay Express Christmas
2023
Valentine Top 20
1971
The 1st 20 Solid Gold Hits Vol 1
1982
Chasing success… all over again