A TALENTED young musician is beginning to make one of the regions most distinguished venues her second home.

Emma Armstrong has performed 14 times in front of thousands of people at The Sage in Gateshead.

The 14-year-old singer, from Skelton, east Cleveland, accompanies herself with a range of instruments including the piano, guitar and ukulele.

And the talented teenager has performed some of her own compositions and is working on recording a CD of her song Who are you?. The track was inspired by an initiative at her school, Freebrough Academy.