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Melissa Evans is a singer /songwriter formerly of South East Queensland, but now resides in the busy northern hub of the Atherton Tablelands. Her voice is unique and her music is refreshingly unforgettable. Melissa started singing when she was 4, and although it was just to the chooks on the farm, she believes they were the perfect audience – her first paid gig, 3 warm fresh eggs. In high school Melissa was inspired by her year 12 English teacher to write poetry. It was from there that she traded her student model trumpet in for a steel string guitar and started her love affair with songwriting. Playing solo at first, Melissa supported local Brisbane acts,such as “Spot the Dog”, then moved on to form the duo “JUTE” with Anjela Iltners in 1993. The two were a great success and were instrumental in the live music scene for playing only original music. Anjela moved on to sound recording and still works with Melissa’s current band “Florence’s balcony” - recording their two albums to