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I I ZELLAH, CAN YOU TELL
US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF?
U U
“I’m 13 and live in
Queensland’s sunny
Gold Coast. I’ve done
three professional musicals
including Matilda The
Musical where I starrred
as Matilda. After that,
I moved into pop music,
recording in LA and New
York, and did two seasons
with Universal Studios in
Japan for their Christmas
Spectacular.”
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN SINGING?
“Ever since I can
re member I’ve loved to
si si g. When I was two and
a half I composed and
sang my first song.”
WHAT TYPE OF SONGS ARE
YOUR FAVE TO SING?
“Upbeat ones, because
I’m upbeat!”
HOW DO YOU JUGGLE YOUR
WORK WITH S HO
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IZELLAH ABOUT HER NEW SINGLE, GLOW, LIFELONG
DREAMS AND EVERYTHING INBETWEEN… TAKE A LOOK!
rise!
“Whe n I was in Matilda,
“Whe
tutoring was provided,
video
video
b music video as it
but now most of my pop
a completes the song
activities are during
t t he school holidays, or creation process.”
so WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
sometimes I take a few
days off school.” DO WHEN YOU’RE OLDER?
WHICH SINGERS DO YOU LOOK “Singing, acting and
UP TO? dancing are my lifelong
“Celine Dion and Taylor dreams, and what I want
Swift because they are to do when I’m older.”
great singer-songwriters WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE
and they come across as FOR ANY YOUNG SINGERS
regular people.” WHO WOULD LOVE TO BE
WE LOVE YOUR NEW SONG, DOING WHAT YOU’RE DOING? ? ?
GLOW - CAN YOU TELL US “First, find a good vocal
A BIT ABOUT IT? coach as even the best
“The idea for this song singers need regular
was mine and I was lucky coaching. Then take
to have two great co- every single opportunity
writers to work with. The you can to perform in
song is all about valuing front of an audience.
ourselves and others for Audition for musicals.
who we are – accepting Personally, I found busking
and appreciating our a great way to build
confidence as a solo
differences. Not everyon singer and learning how
is the same, its fine to be to relate to an audience.”
different rather than live WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR
what is cool.” SPARE TIME?
up to some ideal image of f
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART “Cheerleading, baking
OF HAVING A NEW SONG? and hang with my friends”
“ My favorite part of having CAN YOU SHARE A RANDOM
a a new song is getting to FACT ABOUT YOURSELF...
make the “I am double jointed in
my thumbs!”