About Visnja

Visnja was born in Adelaide and like many a budding muso, she started off with recorder in primary school. She then studied classical piano and ultimately taught herself voice, harp and composition and arranging along the way.  As a 19 year old, Visnja’s first major musical engagement was a long term residency of 5 years at the five star Terrace Hotel in Adelaide. She later focused on songwriting which took her to Melbourne in her 20s when she got a record deal, performed on Carols by Candlelight and composed music for film and theatre. After becoming a mother, Visnja moved to regional Victoria and then Far North Queensland with her family.

She’s performed for royalty, at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, Gather Round events, Melbourne Fashion Week, and live TV shows like Mornings with Kerri-Anne in Nine’s Sydney studio and the Good Friday Appeal at Melbourne’s Channel 7. With their daughter now at university, Visnja and family have settled back in Adelaide where she continues to compose and perform as a soloist and in a duo with Emma Horwood called Harp2Harp. Visnja is currently working on her second illustrated song book for children.