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Local singer takes her music abroad

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Aug 5, 2024

This week, local singer and songwriter Tayla Arnett is taking her music overseas for the very first time to represent Australia, performing the Australian Anthem at the 29th Annual Sage Fruit- Your Life Iowa Front Row Challenge on August 5 and the 2024 Knoxville Nationals Sprint Car Races from August 7 to August 10.

This will be quite the event for Tayla as up to 25,000 people attend and it’s also live streamed across the world.

This incredible opportunity emerged with help from Tayla’s uncle Ian Thomsen, who has connections in the sprint car world.

“My uncle arranged for me to do annual gigs at the Warrnambool Sprint Car Classics and they do another sprint car event over in America.

He connected the dots and got me the gig over there too.

“He has organised the whole trip and I’m so thankful for it.

I couldn’t have done it without him. He is kind of my uncle / manager,” Tayla said.

Tayla might have had some help to reach the dream of taking her music overseas, but it also wouldn’t have been possible without her dedication to music and singing.

It all started at an early age for Tayla and is still going strong to this day.

“The singing started whenever I was able to talk really.

My parents got me some singing lessons with Gary Solomon at Modern Life Music School in Narbethong.

Firstly, Gary was at the primary school I attended giving student music sessions, then mum and dad got me weekly private lessons with Gary from around the age of 10… That’s how it…

Image: Tayla is on her way to the United States to sing to thousands at various sprint car races.

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