Gamilaraay artist Loren Ryan receives a major boost in her country music career, winning the Star Maker competition at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Loren Ryan is believed to be the first Indigenous woman to win the prestigious Star Maker competition.abc.net.au/news/loren-ryan-star-maker-competition-tamworth-country-music/101857604Tamworth-based country artist Loren Ryan has taken out a competition she grew up watching at her hometown's annual country music festival.
She told the crowd at the grand final she grew up "on the wrong side of the tracks," and paid tribute to Aboriginal musical icons like Roger Knox for their role in breaking down barriers."I'm so thankful for the work generations before me have done for me to have these opportunities," she said."I've got the door open and I'm going to hold it open for you."
She said there were "happy tears backstage" with her family after the win, and also thanked her parents for the role they have played in facilitating her music.
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