By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
AFTER two auditions and two interviews, Berwick resident Aria Taylor has scored a live audition on Channel Seven’s new series of the X-Factor.
Starting singing lessons at age six, Aria will step in front of the four X-Factor judges and live audience at Hisense Arena on Sunday 14 June.
“To say I’m scared is not even close to it,” she said.
With adoring fans all over the world, Aria has a strong online following on Facebook and Youtube.
“I started the Facebook page in 2013 and I’ve got 9626 followers,” she said.
A singer songwriter, Aria plays guitar and keyboard and writes lyrics with the help of her mentor Mel Jade.
“I just let the words flow onto paper and make sure they rhyme,” she said.
Having written two songs with her mentor, Aria said she had released five songs with video clips and absolutely loved what she does.
“I started singing ever since I could talk and it has always been a dream of mine,” she said.
An experienced stage performer Aria has been in musicals, short films and advertisements but said she is very nervous for the live audition.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever get the chance to perform in front on an arena full of people and that’s a huge experience in itself,” she said.
Aria discussed song choices with producers of the show on Monday 1 June and started practicing for the audition that night.
She will perform in front of Danni Minogue, Guy Sebastian, Chris Isaac and James Blunt at 16 years of age and said she will chase her dreams no matter what.
“I feel like if it’s your dream then chase it,” she said.
