Sydney-born pop singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko was one of the first acts added to the One Movement showcase music festival, and for good reason: her third album As Day Follows Night recently achieved Gold sales - over 35,000 copies sold - and received a triple j Album Of The Year nomination. Fresh from August shows in Sweden, Denmark and London and ahead of a national tour, Blasko kindly answered four questions for One Movement Word.

What’s your favourite song this week?

‘When I Grow Up’ by Fever Ray. [video embedded below]

The whole album really gets under your skin, but this one particularly..

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?

I hope it opens opportunities to travel to some new places and play some music.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

The Beards.. I’m interested to see how a band can incorporate the subject of beards into each one of their songs. I’m sure one of the guys in my band will love this - he’s got a Ned Kelly beard. He could be their dancer.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

I’m not such a fan of the word industry. I think people who create stuff don’t really like to feel like they’re part of a mechanism and I think people eventually tire of feeling like they’re being “sold” something.

Sarah Blasko plays the Crossover Stage at Perth’s Esplanade at 7.25pm on Saturday 17th October 2009. For the full One Movement showcase music line-up and timetable, click here. triple j published an interview with Blasko to coincide with the J Award nomination here; follow Sarah Blasko on Twitter.