Gin Wigmore


NAME & PURVIEW

Gin Wigmore(Virginia "Gin" Claire Wigmore)-singer-songwriter

 "When you're young, you need to be silly and be stupid and not be trying to do that  when you're 40 in a red sports car."-Gin Wigmore


 Biography

Gin Wigmore was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore on 6 June 1986 (age 28).She has two older sibilings - Olly(brother) and Lucy Wigmore(sister). Lucy is an actress famous for Justine Jones in the long-running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.
 
 She started to play the guitar when she was 14. “Angelfire” is her first original written song.
Two years later, she lost her father because of cancer. After that, she stopped writing and playing music for a while. She went to Argentina as an exchange student to become a preschool teacher. She wrote  “Hallelujah,” as a tribute to her father after returning New Zealand.
 
 She made a global debut in 2012. She continued to make core activities as a singer in Australia and New Zealand.



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JOBS


CONCERT TOURS
  • Tour with Jimmy Barnes (2009)
  • Holy Smoke Tour (2010)
  • The Grave Train National Tour (2010)
  • Gin Wigmore (2011)
        - New Zealand(Auckland and Wellington )
  • The Winery Tour (2012)
  • Gravel and Wine Tour (2012)
        - Australia,
  • Vans Warped Tour - United States (2013)

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IMPORTANT EVENTS

  •  started playing the guitar at the age of 14.
  • lost her father because of cancer
  • wrote Hallelujah as a contribute to father
  • became the youngest grand prize winner at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in 2004.
  • The first singer  get a record deal with  Motown Universal Records in the US .
  • She made a global debut in 2012.

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AWARDS

 She won the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in 2004.

 She received and nominated New Zealand Music Awards several times.

Nominated

2009
  • Vodafone Single of the Year ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore)
2010
  • Vodafone's People's Choice Award
  • Mazda Best Female Solo Artist
  • Vodafone Single of the Year ("Oh My") 


Won

2009
  • Highest Selling Single ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore)
2010
 
  • Best Pop Album
  • Vodafone Album of The Year ("Holy Smoke")
  • Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
  • Highest Selling Album Holy Smoke



 
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YOUTUBE
 


Gin wrote this song as a tribute to her father after returning New Zealand. She moved into the limelight with the song.
  

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CONTRIBUTION TO NEW ZEALAND
ne of the important singer in the NZ music world.
-New Zealand Music Awards
-the New Zealand music charts
She continues to make a mark in music…

It is said that she drives the trend "sleeve" tattooing.



LINK
Gin Wigmore interview: From Auckland to Bond
Gin Wigmore up close and personal
The 50 coolest Kiwis ever (+photos)
MTV
 

Edited by Mika. A

















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