George Veikoso

Some Lesser Known Facts About George Veikoso

• As a child, he enjoyed singing in church and performing at community events.

• His first paid singing show earned him $5 from the audience.

• His uncles, Isireli Racule, who worked on Elvis Presley’s ‘Drums of the Islands,’ Fijian jazz celebrity Sakiusa Bulicokocoko, and Paul Stevens, helped him choose music as a career.

• In 1987, he joined the Fijian band Rootstrata but left the same year and moved to Hawaii from Fiji after the 1987 Fijian political unrest.

• He released several albums during his career, including Evolution (1994) and Born and Raised (1996).

• Some of his popular songs include Lia, Smokin’ Session, and Good Thing.

• He co-wrote and sang the theme song ‘Let Me Be the One’ for the television show Baywatch Season 11 and acted in the surfer film Blue Crush in 2002.

  

• By 2023, his music had been streamed over 500 million times on digital platforms.

• In September 2024, Fiji hosted a two-day concert called Homecoming Fiji in Nadi, Fiji, featuring international artists like Maoli, J Boog, and Josh Tatofi.

  

• The concert helped Fiji’s local economy by bringing in about 1 million Fijian dollars.

• After the concert, Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister promised to support his future projects and encouraged others to help make even bigger shows to celebrate Fijian art.