Anna Johnson finds her inspiration in Musical Theatre, and Dance. She enjoys Jazz, R & B, Country pop, Pop and Indie genres of music. She tends to fuse these when she sings bending genres to fit what she hears in her minds eye. Anna started performing at 9 years old.
Anna is the youngest of 2 sisters. Anna also works hard on dance, and acting as well as her vocals. She has performed in 2 Musical Theatre Shows in her local area. Being cast in the role of Jane Banks in “Disney’s – Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical” was her favorite.
Anna has performed all over her native Alberta and has travelled as far as B.C. and Manitoba to participate in dance festivals and perform. Her favorite charities to perform in as a volunteer include “CIBC Run for the Cure”, “CNIB – Concert in the Dark” and “The Ovarian Cancer Canada Society – Walk of Hope”. She is honoured this year to be chosen for the Young Performers Program at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and perform there on the Shady Grove Stage.
Part of a family of artistic personalities which include artists in sculpture, painting and visual arts, dancing and ballet, and music, Anna was a top ten nominee for the Alberta Country Music Awards – Horizon Youth Award 2017. She is the 2016 Junior Winner of the Big Valley Jamboree – Road to the Main Stage on the ATB Family Homegrown Stage. Having also been in finalist as a Junior in 2015, and in her first year as a Youth in 2017. She placed third in her local Talent Quest in 2016 and was an all-ages finalist at the K-Days Talent Search in 2015 and 2016, and is a 2018 Youth Semi-Finalist.
When Anna is at home, she enjoys reading books, playing the guitar and picking out new songs on the piano. She also enjoys reading, performing in her dance, musical theatre and writing songs.