At the age of 12 Amorosi started to perform in shopping centers and local council concerts. She was discovered performing in a Russian restaurant in Carnegie and signed up with Mark Holden and Jack Strom. In 1999, Amorosi released her debut single Have A Look which became a Top 20 hit and began a string of hits. (Amorosi also spent a short period training with the army!) Amorosi’s charity work predates her fame, and her involvement with Kids Help Line and the Variety Club led to a number of honours, including a 2003 nomination for Australian of the Year. In 2008 Vanessa released the album Somewhere In The Real World reaching Gold sales in Australia.

Ashley Naylor is the singer, songwriter and guitarist for the Australian indie rock band Even, formed in 1994. During high school, Ashley and Matthew Cotter played music together in a band they called The Swarm. Then Wally Kempton came along and they became the band Even. Ashley has always been a fan of 1960s and '70s pop music, with the bands 1997 release Come Again being described by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers as his "favourite Beatles album."