Solo artist Kate Popham - AKA Seven Zen - from Mahurangi College, was the winner of Northland Solo-Duo in the online Smokefreerockquest.
Mahurangi College singer/songwriter Kate Popham, who plays under the stage name Seven Zen, has won the solo/duo section of the Northland heat of school music competition Smokefreerockquest that was held online for the first time due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Tiare & Yy's from Taipa Area School came second in
the competition with both acts winning a prize package from the Rockshop and going into the national selection pool for the event's live national final.
Kate Popham, who performs under the name Seven Zen, has been playing music for about seven years and her songwriting is inspired by things she feels strongly about.
"Many of my songs are somewhere between a social commentary and a protest," the 16-year-old said.
''My favourite kind of music is music with something to say about the world or the people living in it."
