Each year, tens of thousands of Elvis fans descend on a regional Australian town, tripling its population – and flooding it with tribute artists
Sheryl Scharkie knows she isn’t the typical Elvis tribute artist.
“Female Elvis tribute artists aren’t necessarily well-received,” she tells Guardian Australia. In fact she’s one of only two in the country. “Ten years ago, it was basically unheard of. It took a while for people to get used to me.”