Sharliza Jelita has lived, survived and thrived. She was lucky to be born into a well-respected family based in the eastern part of Singapore. Unfortunately she lost both parents at a young age. She found solace in music. Her initial love for Duran Duran, Culture Club, Suede and Radiohead brought her to distant shores to follow her musical dreams.

So, at 17, she came to the UK – thanks to a UWC scholarship – and eventually formed an indie band in Warwick University, rehearsing and writing songs in the basement of a student ‘mansion’. By the time Sharliza had begun achieving plays on regional radio, playing gigs and festivals throughout the UK, she joined the Access to Music programme, where she was awarded the National Student Music Award of 2008, presented to her by Lauren Laverne and Soweto Kinch at a graduation award ceremony featuring a performance by a very young Ed Sheeran.

Other musical excursions followed, and today Sharliza continues to evolve as an artist, human, spirit.