Robina Brown-Fainga'a, known as Bina Butta BEE-nə BUT-tər, is a Samoan-Filipino musician from Australia. She released the song "Lady Love" in 2021, which became a hit song in New Zealand after going viral on TikTok.
Biography
Bina Butta grew up in Western Sydney, Australia, as the youngest of three. She comes from a Samoan-Filipino family, whose ancestral village is Lotopa in Samoa. Her two brothers were born in Auckland, New Zealand. Her family moved to the United States when she was young, and returned to Australia when she was 12. Bina Butta's brothers, Rellek Brown and Kennyon Brown, also work in the music industry.
Bina Butta released her first song in 2017, "Bae", a collaboration with her brother Kennyon Brown and Donell Lewis on the album Legooo, and released her debut solo single "Akiliz" in 2019.
In 2021, Bina Butta released the single "Lady Love", which she wrote and performed with her brother Kennyon Brown at the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia. The song was inspired by Bina Butta becoming a mother, and the feeling of welcoming a baby into the family. The song became viral on TikTok, and saw success in Australia, the Pacific and the United States.
