Pop Quiz: Hayley Westenra

Pop Quiz: Hayley Westenra

Aidin Vaziri | What the world needs now? Not love, but more hot teen classical singers like Hayley Westenra. The 17-year-old New Zealand soprano has sold more than 2 million copies of her new album, "Pure," and will become a regular fixture on TV screens over the next few weeks. She appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the "Today" show and "PBS Great Performances".



Hayley Westenra
Q: Is it true that there are no natural predators in New Zealand, so everyone is into extreme sports like bungee jumping and shark wrestling?
A: Yeah. Down in Queenstown in the south island you can do all that. I don't know. It's not really my thing. I do some rock climbing, but it's not quite so extreme.
Q: Do you have a pet cheetah?
A: Oh, no, no, no.
Q: But you are going to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Have you performed around large cartoon characters before?
A: I haven't, no. It's going to be quite an experience. Apparently, I'm on the Green Dog float, whatever that means.
Q: Do you hate it when, during the holidays, used-car commercials are all, "It's turkey time for deals at San Jose Datsun?" I totally hate that.
A: Yeah.