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Francisco Bhagwan and Kali Tui are Pacific Break 2025 finalists

Francisco Bhagwan and Kali Tui are Pacific Break 2025 finalists

By Alipate Narawa
22/09/2025

Fiji’s very own Francisco Bhagwan and Kali Tui have been named as one of the Pacific Break 2025 finalists after beating hundreds of entries from 18 Pacific nations to make the list, which represents the Pacific’s rich and diverse musical landscape.

ABC Radio Australia announced the finalists today, spotlighting some of the Pacific’s best talent and featuring outstanding artists from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Finalists include some established artists like Ozlam, Bibao, and Mereani Masani.

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The full list includes Amoray x Ozlam (Solomon Islands), Bibao (Solomon Islands), Darkaside (Papua New Guinea), Francisco Bhagwan and Kali Tui (Fiji), Jay Sint (Papua New Guinea), JustEscape95 (Samoa), Kazibuda (Papua New Guinea), Mantis (Vanuatu), Mereani Masani (Papua New Guinea) and Raylinda (Papua New Guinea).

Pacific Break’s 2025 winner will be announced on Thursday 16th October on ABC Radio Australia’s Nesia Daily.


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