Editing Hayley Westenra (section)

===2000–2002: Debut===
At the age of 12, Westenra entered a professional recording studio to record ''Walking in the Air'', a demo album originally created for friends and family, with 70 copies made; they soon made 1000 more copies, and attracted attention from a journalist with [[Canterbury Television]], who asked Westenra to appear on air.<ref name="sexton_article">{{cite news|title=Hayley Westenra: Kiwi Star Impresses the World|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=27 March 2004|work=Billboard 15 (3)|author2=Christie Eliezer|author3=Anastasia Tsioulcas}}</ref> [[Gray Bartlett]], the director of a concert promotion company, saw the show<ref name="sexton_article" /> and shortly after, she was offered a recording deal with [[Universal Records]] New Zealand.<ref name="boston_globe_article_1">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/07/04/at_17_new_zealand_soprano_has_a_voice_to_be_reckoned_with/ |title=At 17, New Zealand soprano has a voice to be reckoned with |work=The Boston Globe|first=Joan |last=Anderman |date=4 July 2004 |access-date=2 March 2007}}</ref> On that label, Westenra, who in the meantime was attending [[Burnside High School]],<ref>{{cite web | last =Hughes | first =Dafydd | title =Nothing Else Matters | work=Grace & Truth Youth | publisher=RBC | date =July–August 2001 | url =http://www.rbc.org.nz/magazine/issue004/youth2.pdf | access-date =25 February 2011 }}</ref> released a self-titled album of show tunes and light classical songs, as well as ''[[My Gift to You (Hayley Westenra album)|My Gift to You]]'', a CD of Christmas music. Following the success of her albums, she was offered and later received lessons from [[Malvina Major]].<ref name="DVDLIVE1" />