The Songstars winner was "surprised" last weekend when she was voted No 1 in the original music talent contest, ahead of 10 others.
"It could have flown any way for any one of us . . . you never know what way it's going to go." The 18-year-old will now record her single, Wolves and Moon, this August, for radio release.
"It will help me out massively; releasing an EP is not a cheap thing to do.
"I have a goal to record an EP by the end of the year . . .what I want to do is music."
Miss Arrowsmith left Wakatipu High School last year and has based herself in Arrowtown, working in the retail sector and as a tour guide.
She said she was never scholarly, but she is clearly musically talented.
She has Songstars producer Margaret O'Hanlon to thank for her "last-minute" decision - 10 minutes before entries closed.
"Marg came into [the store] and asked what I had been up to. I told her I wanted to be a musician and she said 'you must enter Songstars then'." Miss Arrowsmith has been encouraged in many aspects of her fledgling career.
It began one afternoon in music class at high school when a friend convinced her she had talent.
After that, she was more convinced music was something she should pursue.
She can be found frequently leading the singing at Freedom Church in Queenstown, but this also came about after lucky break when she was asked to fill in for another singer.
The rest is history and now the indie folk singer wants to release at least five songs on her first EP.
She said she drew her inspiration from the outdoors.
"I have a weird way of writing. I get a picture in my head and then I write and develop that.
"I use a lot of metaphors and try to paint a picture for the listener of what I am picturing. It's a kind of visual imagery, I guess."
The young singer is working on "five to six" songs and plans to move to Wellington or Auckland at the time of the recording.
