You may recognize this 19-year-old singing Canada91裸聊视频檚 anthem during Rockets games or at events strumming her grandmother91裸聊视频檚 beat up Gibson guitar.

Kelowna resident Rachel Layne took a semester off from her Bachelor of Arts English degree at UBCO to pursue a career in music.

91裸聊视频淚 just really wanted to focus on music, and while I was going to school, I mean I love English, but music is what I want to do as a career and I was sort of missing that at UBCO,91裸聊视频� she said.

The musician sings, writes her own music, and strums her grandmother91裸聊视频檚 guitar which at one point, belonged in a bar band.

For the last 10 year91裸聊视频檚 Layne has been one of the opening anthem singers at Kelowna Rockets games. She remembers auditioning for them at seven, singing the Canadian anthem at her first game when she was nine.

Over the years, she sang national anthems for other local sports teams including the West Kelowna Warriors and the Kelowna Falcons.

91裸聊视频淪inging anthems is a way to get experience singing in front of a crowd of thousands of people, it91裸聊视频檚 one of the quickest ways to do so. It91裸聊视频檚 still so incredible even after singing anthems for 10 years,91裸聊视频� said Layne.

Occasionally, the well-mannered musician travels to Vancouver to sing for the openings of the BC Lions and performs with a hired band, saying the opportunities are better for her to meet like-minded musicians.

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Singing has been in Layne91裸聊视频檚 life for as long as she can remember. Her parents told her she sang at two years old around their house.

She speculates her musical gene could91裸聊视频檝e come from a past relative, as her parents aren91裸聊视频檛 musical.

She began with piano lessons and as she grew older, took up the guitar and began writing music. Layne records her music in her homemade studio, recording demo songs over guitar and piano tracks on an iPad in a closet.

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For the summer, she91裸聊视频檚 been booking more gigs to break into the music scene but doesn91裸聊视频檛 plan on pursuing a record label anytime soon.

91裸聊视频淵ou can become an incredible independent artist and make a living,91裸聊视频� she said, adding there91裸聊视频檚 more freedom being an independent artist, however, with a label contacts are easier to gain.

For more information on her latest performances, check out her website at www.rachellayne.com or follow her on and .

Layne will be singing at the Civic awards in May.