Samantha Horwill is a South African born singer-songwriter. Discovered at a festival belting out her self-penned tunes on a hay bale, success soon followed as the front lady of a rock outfit including sets at national festivals and extensive media coverage, she then turned her back on a major label deal to pave her own way.

Samantha moved to the UK to explore her solo career and released her debut solo EP "Figure of 3" in 2007 to great acclaim, being compared to the likes of Chrissie Hynde and Janis Joplin. Delivering compelling live performances on her own armed with just a guitar or backed by her band, Samantha has shared the stage with Ocean Colour Scene, Imogen Heap, VV Brown, Amy Studt, Polly Paulusma and Foy Vance. She has toured the UK and South Africa extensively.

2010 was a busy year for Samantha she performed in Nashville, New York and at several UK and European festivals. Her music was featured including live performances on 22 regional radio stations up and down the country and her songs were put on high rotation of the playlist on several South African radio stations. At the end of the year Samantha was shortlisted to the final three for Best Solo Artist at the Brighton Music Awards.

At the beginning of 2011 Samantha signed a record deal with Brighton based label Amazon Records and released her first single "Wormhole" followed by numerous live radio sessions and gigs across Sussex. Samantha's second single "Morphine" will be released at the beginning of 2012 to coincide with a string of datas across the UK.

"With rarely heard qualities, this is clearly something special!"
Garageband.com

"This lady can't do anything wrong... modern and gutsy, mellow and catchy"
Independent Artists Company