Christie Heart was born in Yarrawonga, Victoria and grew up in Melbourne. Her original songs and short stories have won prizes in Australia and have been short listed internationally. For several years she guest-hosted radio interview program Spectrum with John Weeks and for two years hosted her own music and interview programs Sweetheart and Matters of the Heart on 3MDR 97.1 FM.
Christie's recordings and original songs span genres from folk and country to contemporary acoustic bluesy jazz and dance and she is noted for her creative reimagining of traditional Celtic folk songs and Australian poetry set to music.
After publishing her debut novel, Leave The Wake Behind Christie began a five year social work degree with Honours at RMIT University, graduating in 2018 with first class honours and the Vice Chancellors Award for finishing in top 2% of students across the University.
As a Social Worker Project Worker and Volunteer she has worked in the fields of family violence human trafficking the commercial sex industry and Family Services.
In earlier incarnations she was a hairdresser tram conductor and customer service representative. She has a gorgeous son and son-in-law who live in the UK.
Christie's recordings and original songs span genres from folk and country to contemporary acoustic bluesy jazz and dance and she is noted for her creative reimagining of traditional Celtic folk songs and Australian poetry set to music.
After publishing her debut novel, Leave The Wake Behind Christie began a five year social work degree with Honours at RMIT University, graduating in 2018 with first class honours and the Vice Chancellors Award for finishing in top 2% of students across the University.
As a Social Worker Project Worker and Volunteer she has worked in the fields of family violence human trafficking the commercial sex industry and Family Services.
In earlier incarnations she was a hairdresser tram conductor and customer service representative. She has a gorgeous son and son-in-law who live in the UK.
