A high school singing audition inspired by Flashdance haunted me for years – until I found my voice again | Nova Weetman

When I was 16 I eagerly auditioned for our high school musical, singing a verse and chorus from the Irene Cara song Flashdance What A Feeling.

I secretly wanted to be just a dancer with a welding mask just like the star of the film.

I wasn’t much of an actor either but I loved every second on stage, even knowing that the only thing I’d mastered was remembering my lines.

Except for the odd Happy Birthday or someone hearing me singing too loud in the shower, my voice is rarely tested.

Until, that is, she found herself at CresFest , a music festival in Creswick , north-west Victoria.