母亲是马来西亚华人，父亲是毛利人。出生并成长于纽西兰基督城的Bic Runga，名字中的「Bic」取自中文的「碧」，受到曾为驻唱歌手的妈妈与两个热爱音乐的姐姐Boh与Pearl的影响，Bic Runga从小就接触许多民谣与摇滚歌手的音乐，并很早就萌生以创作与歌唱为志业的愿望。11岁学习打鼓，14岁弹吉他，同时也熟悉键盘乐，高中开始加入学校社团玩起爵士乐，Bic Runga在17岁那年与好友Kelly Horgan合组名为Love Soup的乐团进军Smokefreerockquest (类似台湾的全国高中摇滚大赛)，初试啼声便夺得第三名的成绩，并且获得了Pagan Records的唱片合约而开始了她的歌唱生涯。 1995年发行首张EP《Drive》，Bic Runga为求音乐创作上的突破而从家乡移居至奥克兰，并且重新录制〈Drive〉的Demo，获得当地Sony Music青籁签约，并买下《Drive》EP的发行权，加上Bic Runga后来的创作，于1997年正式发行了她的第一张专辑。专辑版的《Drive》甫发行便冲上了纽西兰专辑榜冠军，一举写下近年来纽西兰流行榜的销售新纪录，成功地将Bic Runga送上纽西兰最知名流行歌手之林。 by Tom Demalon New Zealand export Bic Runga not only wrote everything on her debut, Drive, but also played guitar and xylophone, and even served as producer. The result is a lovely first effort that hints at greater things to come. Using her engaging, childlike voice to full effect, Runga mostly ruminates on love lost and found, all within the confines of intelligent adult alternative pop. The arrangements are often sparse, as on "Drive," the violin-laced "Bursting Through," and "Suddenly Strange." She changes the pace a bit on the hypnotic "Swim," with Andrew Thorne adding some edgy guitar, and the country-tinged "Roll Into One," a plea for a lover to make his move.