Diana Anaid was born as Diana Gosper , in Newcastle , on 8 April 1976 . Her mother died when Anaid was one year old . With her father and two older brothers , she " lived the archetypal hippie commune life , travelling around the northern part of the state " . Anaid later recalled " my dad was travelling around the country trying to escape from his inner demons ... It was a gypsy lifestyle and it was quite poor . " She had " a long childhood involving children 's homes , foster parents , charity organisations , food vouchers and freaks – often on the run from authority but with nowhere to go . " By the age of 15 Anaid had settled in the Lismore-Nimbin area , with her two brothers – their father had moved on . She turned to music , " I picked up the guitar ... and taught myself how to play " ; and performed in " folk / blues clubs and cafes of the region " . Anaid undertook a year of education in Canberra , and with her then-partner , returned to Lismore . At the age of 16 Anaid had a son , Stone , and , for three years , she dropped out of the music industry to look after him . She used the moniker , Diana ah Naid , as an almost palindrome , " a reverse of her first name – except she added the letter ' H ' " The ' H ' was added for numerological effect , as it " represents the number ' 8 ' which signifies ' power ' and ' forcefulness ' and ' infinity ' . " Anaid recorded her debut album , '' Diana ah Naid '' , in Byron Bay for the cost of AUD$ 10,000 , she had 500 copies pressed and launched it at the Nimbin Bush Theatre on her 21st birthday , 8 April 1997 . Her sponsor was a Greenpeace activist from the Netherlands . She sent a copy to Triple J 's radio presenter , Richard Kingsmill , who played its lead track , " I Go Off " . Anaid signed with Origin Records , an independent Sydney-based label . Graham Bidstrup ( of GANGgajang ) remixed and , with Anaid , co-produced the album , which was re-released in September . Australian musicologist , Ian McFarlane , described it as " a restless , funky brand of acoustic guitar folk with urgently charged vocals ( akin to Ani DiFranco ) backed by an emotional , primal energy . " Tom Schulte of AllMusic found it was " promising and deserving of attention from those that like hyper-individualist/feminist folk-rock with the emphasis on rock . " " I Go Off " was issued as a single in June 1997 , which peaked at No . 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart . McFarlane felt it " highlighted ah Naid 's confident and passionate delivery over sparse yet adept guitar work . " Anaid had written the track after the father of her then-boyfriend , who had seen her perform at Byron Bay Bluesfest in 1996 , had told her she would never succeed , " because you just do n't go off . " It received extensive airplay on Triple J ; where it was listed at No . 58 on the annual listener 's poll , Triple J Hottest 100 , 1997 . It was included on the various artists compilation CD for that year , the '' Triple J Hottest 100 , Volume 5 '' . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 she was nominated for Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Single for " I Go Off "
ARIA Music Awards of 1998
ARIA Music Awards of 1998
Diana Anaid