Rainforest Jukebox - She Says (diana Ah naid)

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RHGB: "Diana’s new album I Don’t Think I’m Pregnant has seen this onetime solo performer come back stronger than ever with a band behind her."
Diana Ah Naid
... began writing songs when she was nine. She grew up fast, living an unusual lifestyle, after the death of her mother, travelling from town to town with her father and two brothers. After a long childhood involving children's homes, foster parents, charity organisations, food vouchers and freaks - often on the run from authority but with nowhere to go, Diana settled down in Northern NSW in her early teens. After a year of college in Canberra Diana became pregnant and moved back to the mid North coast with her partner and gave birth to their son, Stone. Several years later, after painfully honing her unique, self taught guitar style and having, sporadically, performed around the district, Diana borrowed the money needed for her to record an album from a very supportive friend.

Diana recorded and produced the album in Byron Bay, made 500 copies of her first self titled album in time to launch it at her twenty first birthday party held at a community hall in Nimbin on April 17th 1997. Diana sent a copy of her album to Triple J in Sydney where Richard Kingsmill played the first track off the album, "I GO Off", on the Australian Music show. After much feedback within the ranks of Triple J and a national buzz from rowdy teenagers the station soon rang Diana and advised her they were adding "I Go Off" to their playlist.

Within days Diana Ah Naid was known throughout the land for her remarkable, in your face vocal style, her acoustic guitar bashing and her brazen song about how she ‘goes off’. Not only did she start getting countless phone calls from prospective record buyers but also publishers, managers and record companies started calling. Diana had offers coming from left, right and centre.

Diana signed up with independent music company ORiGiN, who released "I Go Off" nationally early in June 97. The song went on to become a National Top 40 hit single. more....