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From Country Nights to City Lights: From remote Cape York to festival stages across Australia, Ella Hartwig is making her mark in the country/folk scene. Songs she wrote at just thirteen later earned her Queensland Music Award nominations, setting the tone for her debut album Take Me South. The exclusive physical-only debut sold out on her National Tour and is now available digitally due to high demand. The deluxe digital album now includes a brand-new fan-inspired song written from online comments. A graduate of the Australian Academy of Country Music and finalist in Brisbane City Council’s QUBE Effect, Ella has performed on major stages, including Savannah in the Round 2025, and her breakout single on finding herself, Western Star, continues to resonate nationwide. Ella first emerged onto the Australian folk festival scene at age fourteen, and has since completed her debut self-managed tour down the East Coast of Queensland.