It was probably inevitable that Christina Elenni would take on the challenge of writing her own songs, and producing her own videos despite having no prior experience in doing either. When she makes up her mind to do something it’s either 100% or nothing as far as commitment goes.
She was born in Auckland’s North Shore, but has also lived the rural life. Horse riding and competitive showing played a major role in her life, and even a cross-country course accident that left her with a broken back did not lessen her love for horses, or her enthusiasm for riding. ”I’m still going strong and have my own horse and still riding, I think everybody thinks I’m a bit mad getting back into it after the accident! But I couldn’t not, they are a huge part of me and I adore them” she says.
Christina and her three sisters grew up in a very musical background, her father played the drums, piano and trumpet in dance bands, and her mother and singer-songwriter auntie both studied piano. “Even though the music history in my family was strong, I was so busy riding horses, music wasn’t something I ever thought about doing as such” says Christina, ”I used to play the piano a lot, but as the horses became more and more a part of my world when I was growing up, everything else got left behind! I would love in the near future to take up my playing again as I just adore the sound of the piano”.