Music has played quite a significant role throughout the history of my family, and as a musician myself, it is a pleasure to be continuing this tradition. Having spent many years of my life listening to the music of many great composers always makes me feel intrigued, and gives me a strong desire to keep my artistry going. I started my life listening to composers such as Bach, and the love I have for classical music has remained present ever since. Nowadays, the music of Mozart and Haydn especially gets to me very easily: what stands out the most about them in particular is how they are able to blend an apparent straightforwardness with emotional depth and lyricism - no denying how remarkable of an achievement that is. 

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My great-great-grandparents, Effie Martyn and Paul Watts, were both classical singers. Martyn was a contralto who trained at the Dresden Conservatory before World War I and specialised in singing oratorios such as Messiah or Elijah, frequently singing at the Royal Albert Hall. Watts was an operatic baritone who sang with the Covent Garden chorus under the baton of Sir Thomas Beecham. Being a classical singer myself, it is a great privilege to know that I am following in the footsteps of some of my ancestors.