Tautai Vasa
Moana (2016)
Feat Opetaia Foa'i :
Abkhaz (2024) : ?
Albanian (2017) : / ORIGINAL VERSION \
Arabic - Modern Standard : Okasha Aly / عكاشة علي
Arabic - Egyptian (2022) : ?
Armenian (2020) : ?
Bengali (2017) : Pervez Quadir
Bulgarian : Vlado Mihaylov / Владо Михайлов [wikipedia]
Cantonese : "Joseph Hwang" Wong Wai-Nin / 黃偉年
Catalan : Ramon Mirabet
Croatian : Alen Đuras
Czech : Ondřej Izdný (& Jaromír Holub)
Danish : Jakob Sveistrup (&Arvid Nielsen)
Dutch : Franky Rampen
English : Lin-Manuel Miranda
Estonian : Mikk Dede (& Rasmus Erismaa)
Finnish : Pekka Kuorikoski (& Pasi Piispanen)
Flemish : Jan Schepens
French : Jean-Michel Vaubien
French - Quebec : Mario Chagnon (& Yvan Pedneault)
German : Louis Leibfried (& Manuel Straube)
Greek : Vasílis Axiótis / Βασίλης Αξιώτης
Hawaiian (2017) : Aaron J. Salā
Hebrew : Gilan Shahaf / גילן שחף
Hindi : Pervez Quadir / परवेज़ क़ािदर (& Siddharth Basrur / िसदाथरबासरर)
Hungarian : ?
Icelandic : Björn Thorarensen (& Þorkell H. Sigfússon)
Indonesian (2019) : ?
Italian : Luca Velletri (& Daniele Vit)
Japanese : Fuchigami Yoshito / 渕上祥人 (& Takeuchi Hiroaki / 竹内浩明)
Kazakh : Rüstembek Nūrjıgıt / Рүстембек Нұржігіт
Korean : Lee Cheol-gyu / 이철규
Latvian : "Dons" Arturs Šingirejs (& Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis)
Lithuanian : ?
Malay (2019) : ?
Mandarin - Taiwan : Xiè Wén-Dé / 謝文德 (& "Haor" Xǔ Shū-Háo / 許書豪)
Mandarin - China : Mèng Jīng-Huī / 孟京辉
Māori (2017) : Rob Ruha
Norwegian : Øyvind Boye Løvold (& Kim A. Wifladt)
Ossetian (2018) : ?
Persian [Glory studio] : ?
Persian [Soren studio] : ?
Polish : Kuba Jurzyk (& Kamil Bijoś)
Portuguese - Brazilian : Fernando Mendonça
Portuguese : Paulo Ramos (& Diogo Pinto)
Romanian : Adrian Nour
Russian : Andrey Val'ts / Андрей Вальц (& Yevgeniy Val'ts / Евгений Вальц)
Serbian : Dejan Gladović / Дејан Гладовић
Slovak : Jakub Ružička
Slovene : ?
Spanish - Latin American : Rubén Albarrán
Spanish - Castilian : Toni Menguiano
Swedish : Fredrik Lycke (& Alexander Lycke)
Tahitian : Warren Teaniniuraitemoana (& Heimata Krause)
Tamil (2017) : ?
Thai : ‘King’ Phichet Buakham / ‘คิง’ พิเชษฐ์ บัวขำ
Turkish : Gürkan Kömürcü
Ukrainian : Ivan Rozin / Іван Розін
Vietnamese : Lý Minh Trí
Albanian (2017) : / ORIGINAL VERSION \
Arabic - Modern Standard : Okasha Aly / عكاشة علي
Arabic - Egyptian (2022) : ?
Armenian (2020) : ?
Bengali (2017) : Pervez Quadir
Bulgarian : Vlado Mihaylov / Владо Михайлов [wikipedia]
Cantonese : "Joseph Hwang" Wong Wai-Nin / 黃偉年
Catalan : Ramon Mirabet
Croatian : Alen Đuras
Czech : Ondřej Izdný (& Jaromír Holub)
Danish : Jakob Sveistrup (&Arvid Nielsen)
Dutch : Franky Rampen
English : Lin-Manuel Miranda
Estonian : Mikk Dede (& Rasmus Erismaa)
Finnish : Pekka Kuorikoski (& Pasi Piispanen)
Flemish : Jan Schepens
French : Jean-Michel Vaubien
French - Quebec : Mario Chagnon (& Yvan Pedneault)
German : Louis Leibfried (& Manuel Straube)
Greek : Vasílis Axiótis / Βασίλης Αξιώτης
Hawaiian (2017) : Aaron J. Salā
Hebrew : Gilan Shahaf / גילן שחף
Hindi : Pervez Quadir / परवेज़ क़ािदर (& Siddharth Basrur / िसदाथरबासरर)
Hungarian : ?
Icelandic : Björn Thorarensen (& Þorkell H. Sigfússon)
Indonesian (2019) : ?
Italian : Luca Velletri (& Daniele Vit)
Japanese : Fuchigami Yoshito / 渕上祥人 (& Takeuchi Hiroaki / 竹内浩明)
Kazakh : Rüstembek Nūrjıgıt / Рүстембек Нұржігіт
Korean : Lee Cheol-gyu / 이철규
Latvian : "Dons" Arturs Šingirejs (& Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis)
Lithuanian : ?
Malay (2019) : ?
Mandarin - Taiwan : Xiè Wén-Dé / 謝文德 (& "Haor" Xǔ Shū-Háo / 許書豪)
Mandarin - China : Mèng Jīng-Huī / 孟京辉
Māori (2017) : Rob Ruha
Norwegian : Øyvind Boye Løvold (& Kim A. Wifladt)
Ossetian (2018) : ?
Persian [Glory studio] : ?
Persian [Soren studio] : ?
Polish : Kuba Jurzyk (& Kamil Bijoś)
Portuguese - Brazilian : Fernando Mendonça
Portuguese : Paulo Ramos (& Diogo Pinto)
Romanian : Adrian Nour
Russian : Andrey Val'ts / Андрей Вальц (& Yevgeniy Val'ts / Евгений Вальц)
Serbian : Dejan Gladović / Дејан Гладовић
Slovak : Jakub Ružička
Slovene : ?
Spanish - Latin American : Rubén Albarrán
Spanish - Castilian : Toni Menguiano
Swedish : Fredrik Lycke (& Alexander Lycke)
Tahitian : Warren Teaniniuraitemoana (& Heimata Krause)
Tamil (2017) : ?
Thai : ‘King’ Phichet Buakham / ‘คิง’ พิเชษฐ์ บัวขำ
Turkish : Gürkan Kömürcü
Ukrainian : Ivan Rozin / Іван Розін
Vietnamese : Lý Minh Trí
ANECDOTES
- Although the Ancestor's name is not revealed in the first film, he is called Matai Vasa in the 2016 book : "Moana: The Essential Guide".
- Apart from the dubbed parts of the song, Tautai Vasa first sings in Samoan, while the choir is performed in Tokelauan.
Source : Opetaia Foa'i
- Lin-Manuel Miranda's voice in the original version was originally just a demo, but it was eventually kept as such in the film.
Source : Slate
- The song "We Know The Way" (and the final Reprise) was originally dubbed in Albanian. But Disney eventually didn't like the result, and the song was shown in English.
- In the Cantonese and Taiwanese dubbings, Joseph Hwang (黃偉年) and Xiè Wén-Dé (謝文德) are also the singing voice of Chief Tui.
- Moana is the first Disney movie to be dubbed into Tahitian, Hawaiian & Māori languages.
- It's also the first Disney movie to be officially dubbed into Bengali language.
- The Albanian dubbing was licensed.
- The Persian dubbings aren't officially Disney's, they were made by independent studios.
- Although the Ancestor's name is not revealed in the first film, he is called Matai Vasa in the 2016 book : "Moana: The Essential Guide".
- Apart from the dubbed parts of the song, Tautai Vasa first sings in Samoan, while the choir is performed in Tokelauan.
Source : Opetaia Foa'i
- Lin-Manuel Miranda's voice in the original version was originally just a demo, but it was eventually kept as such in the film.
Source : Slate
- The song "We Know The Way" (and the final Reprise) was originally dubbed in Albanian. But Disney eventually didn't like the result, and the song was shown in English.
- In the Cantonese and Taiwanese dubbings, Joseph Hwang (黃偉年) and Xiè Wén-Dé (謝文德) are also the singing voice of Chief Tui.
- Moana is the first Disney movie to be dubbed into Tahitian, Hawaiian & Māori languages.
- It's also the first Disney movie to be officially dubbed into Bengali language.
- The Albanian dubbing was licensed.
- The Persian dubbings aren't officially Disney's, they were made by independent studios.
Moana 2 (2024)
Singing voice by Opetaia Foa'i
Abkhaz (2025) : ?
Arabic - Egyptian : ?
Arabic - Modern Standard : ?
Bulgarian : ?
Cantonese : ?
Catalan : Daniel Romero
Croatian : Goran Grgić
Czech : ?
Danish : ?
Dutch : ?
English : Gerald Ramsey
Estonian : ?
Finnish : ?
Flemish : ?
French : Jean-Michel Vaubien
French - Quebec : Fayolle Jean Jr.
German : ?
Georgian : ?
Greek : ?
Hawaiian (2026) : Blake Brutus La Benz
Hebrew : ?
Hindi : Mohak Ninad / मोहक निनाद
Hungarian : ?
Icelandic : ?
Indonesian : Darmawan Susanto
Italian : Dario Oppido
Japanese : ?
Kazakh : ?
Korean : ?
Latvian : ?
Lithuanian : ?
Mandarin - Taiwan : ?
Mandarin - China : Wú Líng-Yún / 吴凌云
Māori : ?
Norwegian : ?
Polish : ?
Portuguese - Brazilian : ?
Portuguese : ?
Romanian : Ionuț Grama
Russian : ?
Samoan (?)
Serbian : Davor Perunović / Давор Перуновић
Slovak : Peter Krajčovič
Slovene : ?
Spanish - Latin American : ?
Spanish - Castilian : ?
Swedish : ?
Tahitian (?)
Thai : Sansoen Phoksombat / สรรเสริญ โภคสมบัติ
Turkish : ?
Ukrainian : ?
Vietnamese : Nguyễn Đạt Phi
Arabic - Egyptian : ?
Arabic - Modern Standard : ?
Bulgarian : ?
Cantonese : ?
Catalan : Daniel Romero
Croatian : Goran Grgić
Czech : ?
Danish : ?
Dutch : ?
English : Gerald Ramsey
Estonian : ?
Finnish : ?
Flemish : ?
French : Jean-Michel Vaubien
French - Quebec : Fayolle Jean Jr.
German : ?
Georgian : ?
Greek : ?
Hawaiian (2026) : Blake Brutus La Benz
Hebrew : ?
Hindi : Mohak Ninad / मोहक निनाद
Hungarian : ?
Icelandic : ?
Indonesian : Darmawan Susanto
Italian : Dario Oppido
Japanese : ?
Kazakh : ?
Korean : ?
Latvian : ?
Lithuanian : ?
Mandarin - Taiwan : ?
Mandarin - China : Wú Líng-Yún / 吴凌云
Māori : ?
Norwegian : ?
Polish : ?
Portuguese - Brazilian : ?
Portuguese : ?
Romanian : Ionuț Grama
Russian : ?
Samoan (?)
Serbian : Davor Perunović / Давор Перуновић
Slovak : Peter Krajčovič
Slovene : ?
Spanish - Latin American : ?
Spanish - Castilian : ?
Swedish : ?
Tahitian (?)
Thai : Sansoen Phoksombat / สรรเสริญ โภคสมบัติ
Turkish : ?
Ukrainian : ?
Vietnamese : Nguyễn Đạt Phi
ANECDOTES
- While he was called Matai Vasa in the 2016 book : "Moana: The Essential Guide", he is referred as Tautai Vasa in this sequel.
While Matai means "Chief/Master" in some Polynesian languages, Tautai means "Fisherman/Sailor"; Vasa means "Ocean/Open sea".
- This is the first time the character speaks, as he was only singing in the first film.
- Jean-Michel Vaubien reprised his role as the speaking voice of the character in the French dub.
- While he was called Matai Vasa in the 2016 book : "Moana: The Essential Guide", he is referred as Tautai Vasa in this sequel.
While Matai means "Chief/Master" in some Polynesian languages, Tautai means "Fisherman/Sailor"; Vasa means "Ocean/Open sea".
- This is the first time the character speaks, as he was only singing in the first film.
- Jean-Michel Vaubien reprised his role as the speaking voice of the character in the French dub.
Last update - 15-Feb-2026
