Telstra Road to Discovery crowned three 2014 winners at their Grand Final in Melbourne this week.
2014 joint winners Teischa Jones from Perth and Loren Kate from South Australia both won a $15,000 development package.
Teischa was born in Western Australia where she spent her early years in the coastal town of Exmouth. At a very young age she travelled with her family across the top of Australia, before spending the rest of her childhood growing up on the island of Phuket in Thailand. Now she is based in Jolimont.
Loren Kate hails from Aldinga. Her contemporary/folk music has allowed her totravel most of the country playing festivals such as Tamar Valley Folk Festival, Alice Springs Desert Festival and Nannup Music Festival where she was awarded most promising emerging artist. Her third album,Moving On was releasedthrough a successful crowd funding campaign where over $16,000 was raised in three months.
People’s Choice winner Hannah Rosa, from Brisbaneplays regularly around her hometown of Brisbane at Black Bear Lodge, The Bearded Lady and The Powerhouse and has played the Brisbane Festival, Palm Creek Festival and Byron Bay Blues Festival.
Telstra Road to Discoveryis a grassroots talent development program that aims to uncover and showcase Australia’s next crop of emerging singer songwriters.
