Rosie Burgess, born on January 6, 1978 in Melbourne, Australia, is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She began playing piano at age four and later expanded her instrumentation to include electric violin, harmonica, ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and a makeshift drum kit. In 2004, Burgess started her music career as an electronic artist under the name Panika, releasing the extended play 2 for Breathing. Her debut album as Rosie Burgess, Viewed (Though a Little Distracted), was released in February 2005. In 2010, she formed the Rosie Burgess Trio with Sam Lohs on percussion and Tim Bennett on bass guitar, releasing Leap that same year.
