Briar Sharp

Briar is 15 years old, and she has been singing and playing guitar since 4 years old. She loves all things country, including riding her ponies, farm life in rural NZ, playing hockey, and attending school at St Margaret’s College in Christchurch.

Briar Sharp is the 2026 NZ Gold Guitar winner of the New Country section . In 29025 Briar won NZ Country Music Junior Entertainer of the Year, a title she held previously in 2023. She won the overall NZ Junior Gold Guitars in 2024, winning all 3 sections (solo, country rock and gospel)

In January 2025, she attended the Tamworth Country Music Festival and won the Best Vocal Section award at the Fretfest Original Song Competition, as well as performing on Fanzone and in the NZ Showcase. In 2026 at Tamworth she won the Junior (u18) CCMA title at the Tamworth National Jamboree. Other highlights included singing at the Tamworth Town hall in Music for McGrath with Adam Harvey and at a Luke O’Shea gig. She also sang with Tahla Ward and Ruby Jane at various venues, plus featuring in the NZ Showcase.

In winter of 2025 Briar performed live with the French Family Band and Adam Harvey on a Mediterranean Cruise and has just recently returned from Nashville where she performed and recorded original songs for her first album release.

In 2025 she was invited to apply to the Australian Musical Academy and was very fortunate to be the recipient of the Robyn Johnson Memorial Scholarship. Honing her songwriting skills and learning how to connect better with her audience, as well as meeting many new friends, were highlights.

Back in NZ Briar opened the Southern Stomp for Adam Harvey in November 2025 and also sang two duets with him. Briar performs regular gigs in her home town including in the city and at local RSAs and country music clubs and school concerts

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