Mika Franklin

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Venezuela - Fates.

Profile

 * Name (Age): Mikaela "Mika" Franklin (35)
 * Tribe Designation: TBD
 * Current Residence: Tamworth, NSW
 * Occupation: Musician
 * Season 01 Contestant You Are Most Like: Belinda of course, we're both mums who are fans of the game and want to play hard.

Mika is a mum and a country music singer from North-West New South Wales. She moved to Australia's Country Music capital, Tamworth at age 20 to pursue her dream. She is a staple at the Country Music Festival and can often be found busking on Peel St. During her career she has shared the stage with some of Australia's biggest country stars, including Beccy Cole, The Sunny Cowgirls and The McClymonts.

"I tried living a "normal life" working as a check out chick at the IGA just wasn't working out you know, all I wanted to do was write and perform music. So one day, I just packed up my ute and headed to the golden guitar, see if I could make something of myself. Fifteen years later, I haven't become the global sensation I dreamed I would be, but hey, the dream is still alive."

Mika married her husband, Dan, twelve years ago after they met while she was performing a gig and he was tending bar. The two have since welcomed two young daughters, Evie (8) and Sadie (6) to their family.

"My husband and kids are my biggest fans, they're always there cheering in the audience whether I'm playing to a few tourists on Peel St. or opening for Beccy Cole at a packed town hall. I just love them so much, they're why I do what I do."

Mika says that although it will be hard to leave her family behind for two months, she's looking forward to playing the game that she loves so much.

"Survivor is my all-time favourite show, I know it inside out. One thing that always gets to me is the amount of women who come to play that they're "more than just a mum", I'm going to win this game because I'm a mum, not in spite of it. Without my daughters I'm a struggling musician in her thirties since I've given birth, I'm superwoman. I'll do anything to make my girls proud of me and with a million dollars on the line, you know I'm walking away a winner for my daughters' sake."

Trivia

 * Mika is the season's first New Englander! (DuskEars' home region)