As a kid, Kelly performed at country music festivals across Australia.
Kelly O’Brien has been paying homage to her favourite country singer for more than 15 years, but the Dolly Parton lookalike has been a fan of her music for much longer.
“My parents would play her records in the evenings and I’d fall asleep to her songs,” Kelly, 50, tells Woman’s Day.
“I think her melodies must have seeped into my brain without me realising it!”