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Rosa has every reason to have a smug look on her face; after all she is the new acoustic sensation! At only 19 she is already heading for the musical spotlight.

Rosa strolls into the room like she’s just meeting up with an old friend. After infecting the population with her captivating songs I still don’t think she can quite grasp the reality of this dream come true.

Good Morning! Nice to see you today

Morning, good to see you too!

Wow, three late night gigs in a row, bet you haven’t been getting up this early in the morning lately then?

Oh god know! I didn’t think I’d be able to make it today, I’ve been that tired! Reminds me of getting up for college back in the days!

Have you been taking your music career a lot more serious recently?

Well, I’d like to say yes but truthfully, not really. I’m still the un-organised person I was before all this hit the scene! I mean at times I can be quite serious with important parts of my career but most of the time I’m just having a laugh and probably a bit annoying…

What is it like to have had this happened to you so fast?

I can’t really explain it ‘cause I can’t remember that well. It all happened to fast; I never really expected it to happen. It feels like only days ago I was singing round my bedroom for fun, now I’m singing round stage full of people singing my songs; it’s just the weirdest thing to experience.

So, what was it like being nominated, and winning as the best uprising artist 2011? Must have been a pretty big thing for you

Wow I can’t say in words how surprised I was when I was only nominated for it! I think you could tell how I felt when I ran on stage to collect the award! Can’t say I can remember much of it after the night I had afterwards! 

How are you feeling about your soon to be released album – ‘The World Comes Alive at Night’?

Well, I’m pretty excited but at the same time nervous.  It would be incredible if people love my album as much as they loved my singles, but oh well we’ll have to see how it goes.  

So I over heard some tale that you were going on tour this summer with the band One Night Only?

Haha, I wondered when this would come out! I think they found out I’m physically in love with them somehow and so asked me to tour with them. It’s going to be unbelievable for me.  I just can’t wait for it all to kick off in August.

Do you fancy telling us when the tour dates are to keep us out of our misery?

Well I would love to tell you, but to be honest I don’t know an exact date; but I know, its killing me too!

Do you have plans to be in any festival line ups this year?

So far it’s just Glastonbury! Which is great cause’ a lot of my favourite acts are going to be on the same stage as me.

Any future plans in the up-coming months you want to tell us about?

Apart from the events we’ve just talked about I can’t say there’s much cracking on in the next few months.  There is a small summer gig in Newquay on the 5^th of July I’ve been asked to play at so if your out that way don’t forget to come see me!

Is there any reason to the name of you album?

Well to me, the world does come alive at night! Lately that’s how it’s been for me and the band I’ve been with. We’ve been sleeping all day and partying all night long! It’s a bit different to a couple of years ago when I was bed by 10!

To a lot of people you seem the innocent type, do you agree?

I’d agree with that I like to keep myself to myself.  I know I’m not the kind of girl to get messed up with drink and drugs, but I do know how to have a good time and I wouldn’t say I’m the miss ‘goody goody’ everyone thinks I am.

You seem to have took all this fame pretty well, how do you cope?!

To have people recognise you and approach you is great, I love it. But there’s always the people that try to put you down by criticizing I don’t get them kind of people, if they’ve got a problem keep it to themselves cause I can’t be dealing with them!

I also heard that you’ve started on your next album as well? You’ve been busy lately haven’t you?!

Haha, I can randomly wake up with tunes and lyrics in my head. I have to write them down as soon as cause’ I don’t want to loose them! I haven’t really started my album just get I’ve just been gathering a few ideas together. It still has a lot of work to be put into it but I love the challenge.

Good luck with it all. Have you had much inspiration from other artists to help you along the way with you music?

Defiantly! I couldn’t have made the music I have without some of the old band I grew up listening too, thanks to my mum and dad! Frank Turner and Tiffany Page are pretty excellent singers too and influenced me on so many of my songs!

Finally, what do you have planned to do today?

Well, I was thinking of maybe doing some shopping, most of my clothes are lost cause’ of being on the road for such a long time! I’m hopeless at keeping things together. Then I think I might go sleep and prepare for another night out performing. Lives great for me at the moment!

Well, it sounds like your enjoying yourself! And I don’t blame you.

Thanks for the chat and good luck in the future.

Thank you for having me its been great.