Zara - Chasing Leaves, singer, songwriter, musician, Poole, Dorset, UK

Singer, Songwriter and Musician
based in Poole, Dorset, UK

Performing live.
performing live at the Lighthouse Theatre, Poole.

Experience: Whilst I am young and in the early stages of my musical career, after more than eleven years of lessons, practice, rehearsals and countless unpaid public performances, I am now ready and equipped to take on a wide variety of paid work types e.g. Pubs, Clubs, Shows, Festivals, Parties, Weddings, etc.

Performing live.

"Immersive live performances that bridge the gap between a Solo Artist and a Band."





Zara - Chasing Leaves: -

Performing Live: Generally, I will sing/play a mix of original songs and modern covers, and will use self-made backing tracks to create a more expansive musical soundscape to better entertain my audiences with. Effectively, I become a 'One-Man-Band' but rather than attempting to strap several instruments to myself (which would be very limiting), I pre-record multiple layers of different instruments and vocals, and sing/play along to these.

The Cover Songs that I choose to perform are an eclectic mix of post 2000 Pop and Pop Rock... these are carefully selected 'Chart Hits' and thus far, they have all gone down very well with audiences of all ages. In fact, many people who had expected to hear the usual classics from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, have remarked on "how refreshing it is to hear more up to date songs"!

Note: I do undertake live performances without backing tracks when asked but in my experience, unless it's something like a sing-along or a very small gathering, most audiences would prefer a wider spectrum of sounds to pique their interest.

Musician: I can play guitar (Acoustic, Bass and Electric), Piano, Synthesizer Keyboard, and Synth' Drumpads. When recording my own songs and backing tracks I also play 'Virtual Instruments' e.g. strings, brass, percussive sounds, etc. This combination of utilising both analogue and digital instruments provides me with an almost limitless palette of sounds to choose from, and much more musical variety for an audience to listen to.

Live Performance Equipment: I have "professional grade" Amp's and/or P.A. Speaker systems that are ideal for small to medium-sized venues, and I can also bring portable Power Units for use in locations without a 240V supply.



Booking Information

Earlybird discounts available!



STANDARD SET LIST
Duration: 3 hours (maximum)

ORIGINAL SONGS: -
(2024 to 2026)

Run Away | Look My Way | Just Wanna Dance | Everything You Need | Chasing Time | Why Don't You | Fantasy Land |

COVER SONGS: -
(Charts: 2000 to 2026)

Birds Of A Feather (Billie Eillish) | Hard Times (Paramore) | Manchild (Sabrina Carpenter) | Without You (Halsey) | Boyfriend (Dove Cameron) | Don't Leave Me Alone (David Guetta & Ann-Marie) | Unhealthy (Anne- Marie & Shania Twain) | Remind Me (Tom Grennan) | Dance The Night (Dua Lipa) | Flowers (Miley Cyrus) | Castle On The Hill (Ed Sheeran) | Silly Me (Jess Glynne) | Houdini (Dua Lipa) | Talking To The Moon (Bruno Mars) | Heart Still Beating (Nathan Dawe & Bebe Rexha) | Shotgun (George Ezra) | Budapest (George Ezra) | Yellow (Coldplay) | Heaven (Niall Horan) | Pompeii (Bastile) | Counting Stars (One Republic) | Green Green Grass (George Ezra) | Stick Season (Noah Kahn) | Loneliest (Maneskin) | Too Sweet (Hozier) | Murder On The Dance Floor (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) | Seventeen Going Under (Sam Fender) | Watermelon Sugar (Harry Styles) | Nothing Matters (The Last Dinner Party) | 18 (One Direction) | Beautiful Things (Benson Boone) | Take Me To Church (Hozier) | Somewhere Only We Know (Keane) |

Audio Samples

Video Samples



2025 Highlights

Chasing Leaves has been nominated for an Original Music Award

Chasing Leaves has been nominated for an Original Music Award

logos of radio stations that have aired some of my songs



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