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Born in Horsham, Victoria, 20-year-old Katrina Burns is one of Australia’s newest up-and-coming country singer/songwriters. Citing her influences as some of today’s best artists from Australia and USA, including Carrie Underwood, The McClymonts and Keith Urban, Katrina has also grown up listening to the country standards of George Strait, Loretta Lyn and Alan Jackson. The Tamworth High School graduate has completed her Higher School Certificate in 2009, leaving room to focus on music. Understanding music is not a problem if her Preliminary (Yr 11) and HSC (Yr 12) results are any indication, achieving First in Course for Music 1, 2 years in a row. Katrina began songwriting 5 years ago and has previously entered into the 2008 NAB Songwriting Competition and the 2009, 2010, and 2011 TSA National Country Songwriting Contest, gaining consistent pleasing feedback, and is looking for more chances to further her exposure. Katrina was chosen to perform her original music as part of the 2009