Travelling to Australia, Sweden and Ireland would seem like a dream to most, but these days it’s all part of the job for Southland singer Jenny Mitchell.

The 20-year-old from Gore has been spreading her music globally over the last 18 months and her latest album Wildfires recently helped her pick up four awards, including Southland Entertainer of the Year, at the ILT Southland Entertainment Awards last month.

Mitchell, who also took home song of the year, vocalist of the year and album of the year, said winning the awards was an honour.

"It sounds cliche but it really was a shock. I didn't even know I was nominated for the other awards until my name popped up on the screen and it truly is a humbling experience."

It was the second time she had taken out the Southland Entertainer of the Year award after winning it previously in 2017.

"The last time I competed I had just moved out of home and I guess a lot changes during that time. It definitely made me consider all that's happened in the past couple of years. They've moved pretty quickly."

Having started singing at a young age, Mitchell said some of her earliest memories were of her dad recording music and it soon became a huge influence on her growing up and giving her ideas on what she wanted to do when she was older.

She said alongside her dad, her mum and younger sisters were "the best cheerleaders" in supporting her music career.

"Their support isn't just about being in the audience on awards nights, it's the late night drives, long de-stressing phone-calls and everything in between that really counts. My family is just the best."

Mitchell toured extensively over the last 18 months across Australia, Ireland and Sweden and has also seen radio play in both New Zealand and Australia.

She has been described as having "voice of a lioness, the soul of a sage" by Irish singer Luka Bloom, as well as "skirting the line between indie and country more than just about anyone on the Tamworth bill" by Australian radio station Double J.

Wildfires was in part produced by a successful crowdfunding campaign and reached number one on the New Zealand Alternative Charts on iTunes as well as number four on the official New Zealand Music Charts within a week of being released, charting higher than artists such as Pink, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.

"I've loved hearing how the songs fit into listeners lives and which ones they relate to," Mitchell said. "It's a pretty crazy feeling to know that music you've created from some corner of your brain is the soundtrack to road-trips or workouts or wherever they end up."

Mitchell said she hopes to continue to spread her music across the world and expand on her already blossoming career.

"Nobody really knows what's around the corner, but my dream is to create a career that allows me to travel and play music I love and to audiences who hopefully love it too."