Sarah Brown, Acoustic singer-songwriter from New Zealand who seduced Blenheim as a teenager (recording her first demo at 12, writing her own music at 14 and then securing regular local gigs at bars and wineries at 17) before taking on the rest of the South Island and the world. In 2001, aged 18, the South Islander won the Ovation Rockshop songwriter of the year competition. Brown toured the country extensively afterwards and realised her “lifelong dream” in 2006 with the release of her self-titled debut album.