Sharni Vinson

In NSW, Australia, Sharni Vinson grew up in Sydney's southern beaches suburb of Cronulla. As a teenager she was a competitor at the National Level in swimming, with four State records through the high school. Sharni was able to sing, dance and acting when she was an infant, and was the third generation in her family who performed. Her mother was a performer in the musical theater and her grandmother was Australia's youngest ballerina who was offered a scholarship in the Borovansky Ballet Company in England. Sharni attended the Brent Street School of Performing Arts Sydney when she was 12 years old. Over the next 10 years, Sharni took classes in diverse forms of dance. Sharni became a part of Roadshow Music Australia at 17 year old, after having graduated high school. She was a part with the girl group "Foxfire IV", which had a debut song called 'Roses which climbed to the top 50 of Australia's ARIA Charts.