 She took dance lessons from the age of five.As a child, she performed in the 1993 Melbourne season of "Scrooge", and also appeared on television talent show "New Faces" dancing with three of her siblings to a medley of "Glory of Love" and "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)".Growing up, Hannaford's interest was in contemporary dance, and she did not pursue singing seriously until after high school.