Friday, November 7, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Tanya George Returns From Europe For Airlie Beach Festival of Music

After several months performing across Europe, Melbourne singer-songwriter Tanya George is heading home to play at this year’s Airlie Beach Festival of Music.

Tanya said the past few months have been a dream come true after being flown to Italy in July to perform at the Roma Busking Festival.

Since then, Tanya said she has been touring Europe, with large crowds welcoming her and making her feel immensely proud of how far her music can reach.

Tanya George was a finalist on The Voice and has won multiple busking competitions all over the world. In 2019, she was flown to South Korea to compete in the Busking World Cup in Gwangju, and she placed fourth in the world.

“I busked a lot when I was younger, and I think that helped build quite an audience and a fan base for now,” she explained. “But I don't think at the time, I knew how much all that hard work was paying off.”

This month, she’ll trade Berlin’s winter for the Whitsundays’ sunshine, performing across three venues during the festival.

Elementa on Friday, November 7 at 2.30pm, KC’s Bar and Grill on Saturday, November 8 at 1pm, and Sorrento's on Sunday, November 9 at 11.45am.

And this visit coincides with the release of her latest single, Piece of Mess, out Thursday, November 6, the third track from her forthcoming debut album Contrast, due next year.

Tanya George is playing at three venues across the weekend. Don't miss out! Photo supplied

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