Gin wigmore

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Gin wigmore Biography

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Gin wigmoreBiography

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Introduction

Virginia Claire Wigmore is a New Zealand born singer songwriter. Her first E.P extended play became platinum in New Zealand on the second on May 2010. This E.P sold over 15,00 copies.

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Birth date/ birthplace

Gin was born on the sixth of June in the year 1986. She was born in Auckland New Zealand. Her birth name is Virginia Claire Wigmore.

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Family life

Virginia Claire Wigmore or more commonly known as Gin was born to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore. Gin has two siblings, an older brother Olly and sister Lucy Wigmore.Gin was in Argentina at the age 16 when her father died of cancer. When she returned to New Zealand she wrote a song in the pain of posing her father.

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Education

When gin was young she went to kaponga primary school in new Plymouth. When she grew older she moved to new Plymouth high school.

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Occupation

Gin is a singer, songwriter. She started songwriting at the age of 14 her first song was named angelfire. She wrote a whole bunch of songs before her 15th. She stopped writing songs when her father died. When she was 16 she wrote a song for her dad. She named it hallelujah. Her song was entered in the U.S based international songwriting competition. She won the Grand Prize and Teen Awards. That's when her career really started to take off.

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Timeline2008

Gins first E.P was released.

2009

Holy smoke released.

Nz music awards.

2010

Holy smoke tour

Hey ho/too late for lovers singles

Nominated for nz music awards

Won awards.

2011

Black sheep single

Gravel and wine released.

2012

The winery tour gravel and wine.

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What makes Gin memorable

Gin has done multiple tours around New Zealand. She has recorded, released two albums and two E.Ps. She has won five awards at the Nz music awards over three years. Gin has also made 10 music videos over a four year period.

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Special qualities

Gin is a hardworking songwriter she has a unique voice and a maturity in her songwriting. She is talkative, humorous and not afraid to be a bit bold. She is a great performer and musician.

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What contribution have they made to society.

Gin has wrote and recorded soulful, rocking upbeat songs that are great to listen to. As far as I know she has only made music and not much else for society.

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What makes gin worth reading about.

On every website I have seen everyone has something good to say about Gin. There are a lot of things not many people know about her. She is humorous and likable.

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Music videos

Gin has filmed ten music videos. She filmed three in 2008, three in 2009, two in 2010, one in 2011 and one in 2012. Her first was "These Roses" recorded by special Problems. Her most recent video was "Man like that" recorded by Sean Milligan. In 2008 she filmed "Under My Skin" by special problems, "SOS" with Dan Reisinger and her first "These Roses". In 2009 she filmed "brother" with Chris Graham, "oh my" with Stuart Gosling and "I do" with Gemma Lee. In 2010 "hey ho" and "Too late for lovers" with Moh Azima. In 2011 Black sheep with Sean Gillian.

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Bibliography

Wikipedia

Gin wigmore. Com

getmusic.com/au/ginwigmore/biography

Gin wigmore - max foundation.com

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