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Virginia Ernst Is Named as the Latest BEAT100 Ultimate Musician!

Songstress Virginia Ernst has earned the Ultimate Musician Award after catching the eye of the A&R team with her pop hit 'Soldier'. Virginia, from Vienna, is already a hit in her home country, with one of her previous tracks entering the Top 40 of one of the biggest radio stations in Austria; she has also garnered attention in Sweden, Germany, Poland and the UK. Following in the footsteps of her musician father, Virginia was inspired to create music from a young age. As a child she started writing and singing her own songs but never believed that she could become a star, instead she focussed on her other love of ice hockey! From the age of 14 Virginia played for the Austrian National team and at just 17 years old, moved to Sweden to play professionally.

After a successful few years as an ice hockey player, Virginia realised that her passion for music could not be diminished and she set herself a new goal to become the performer that she had always wanted to be. At 20 years old she started to learn the guitar on YouTube and in 2011, the talented young singer travelled all the way to London to perform in a singer/songwriter competition which she then went on to win! Virginia spoke to BEAT100 about her sudden musical success 'I never thought I could reach so much in such a short time. Everything went so fast for me but I love it!' she said. Virginia now enjoys a degree of fame in Austria and has started to be recognised in the street!

Now, using influences from her idol, Pink, Virginia creates catchy, edgy music that highlights her strong vocals. Her unique voice gives her music a key individuality and freshness that keeps the listener tuned in. Her latest track 'Soldier' has been given 3 Gold Awards by the BEAT100 team and is steadily climbing the World Music Video Chart. The strong pop production has a catchy chorus and a professional music video that makes it seem that Virginia has been creating music for far longer than she has. Lately, Virginia has been working on a brand new EP and is preparing to shoot some new music videos soon, which we can't wait to see!

Written for www.BEAT100.com