Virginia Claire Wigmore, known professionally as Gin Wigmore, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She was born in 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand. Her debut EP became platinum in New Zealand in 2010, selling over 15,000 copies. Wigmore comes from a musical family and began songwriting at age 14. She has found success winning several New Zealand Music Awards and producing two albums and two EPs over her career so far.

1. Gin wigmore
Biography

2. Introduction
Virginia Claire Wigmore is a New Zealand born singer
songwriter. Her first E.P extended play became
platinum in New Zealand on the second on May 2010.
This E.P sold over 15,00 copies.

3. Birth date/ birthplace
Gin was born on the
sixth of June in the year
1986. She was born in
Auckland New
Zealand. Her birth
name is Virginia Claire
Wigmore.

4. Family life
Virginia Claire Wigmore or more commonly known as
Gin was born to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore. Gin
has two siblings, an older brother Olly and sister Lucy
Wigmore.Gin was in Argentina at the age 16 when her
father died of cancer. When she returned to New
Zealand she wrote a song in the pain of posing her
father.

5. Education
When gin was young
she went to kaponga
primary school in new
Plymouth. When she
grew older she moved
to new Plymouth high
school.

6. Occupation
Gin is a singer, songwriter. She started songwriting at
the age of 14 her first song was named angelfire. She
wrote a whole bunch of songs before her 15th. She
stopped writing songs when her father died. When she
was 16 she wrote a song for her dad. She named it
hallelujah. Her song was entered in the U.S based
international songwriting competition. She won the
Grand Prize and Teen Awards. That's when her career
really started to take off.

7. Timeline
2008
2009
Holy smoke released.
Gins first E.P was
released. Nz music awards.
2010
2011
2012
Holy smoke tour
Black sheep single
Hey ho/too late for lovers
The winery tour
singles
Gravel and wine gravel and wine.
Nominated for nz music released.
awards
Won awards.

8. What makes Gin
memorable
Gin has done multiple tours around New Zealand. She
has recorded, released two albums and two E.Ps. She
has won five awards at the Nz music awards over three
years. Gin has also made 10 music videos over a four
year period.

9. Special qualities
Gin is a hardworking
songwriter she has a
unique voice and a
maturity in her
songwriting. She is
talkative, humorous
and not afraid to be a
bit bold. She is a great
performer and
musician.

10. What contribution have
they made to society.
Gin has wrote and recorded soulful, rocking upbeat
songs that are great to listen to. As far as I know she
has only made music and not much else for society.

11. What makes gin worth
reading about.
On every website I
have seen everyone has
something good to say
about Gin. There are a
lot of things not many
people know about her.
She is humorous and
likable.

12. Music videos
Gin has filmed ten music videos. She filmed three in
2008, three in 2009, two in 2010, one in 2011 and one
in 2012. Her first was "These Roses" recorded by
special Problems. Her most recent video was "Man like
that" recorded by Sean Milligan. In 2008 she filmed
"Under My Skin" by special problems, "SOS" with Dan
Reisinger and her first "These Roses". In 2009 she
filmed "brother" with Chris Graham, "oh my" with
Stuart Gosling and "I do" with Gemma Lee. In 2010
"hey ho" and "Too late for lovers" with Moh Azima. In
2011 Black sheep with Sean Gillian.

13. Bibliography
Wikipedia
Gin wigmore. Com
getmusic.com/au/
ginwigmore/biography
Gin wigmore - max
foundation.com

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By Alyssa