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    12:14 PM.Earlier this week musician Byllie Jean won the 'Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award' for her debut solo EP Filter. Her journey to this point started with singing in a small country church but… Read more Audio

  • Award winning musician Byllie Jean

    12:15 PM.Earlier this week musician Byllie Jean won the 'Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award' for her debut solo EP Filter. Her journey to this point started with singing in a small country church but… Read more Audio

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Award winning musician Byllie Jean

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Earlier this week musician Byllie Jean won the 'Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award' for her debut solo EP Filter. Her journey to this point started with singing in a small country church but along the way 'music seemed almost like a luxury' as she raised three children in Otautahi-Christchurch, at one point spending six months in a caravan,