Ipswich star Nandi Bushell in BBC documentary My Life

Nandi Bushell, 14, started playing the drums when she was five and in the last nine years has gone on to play in front of TV audiences and crowds of millions.

She appeared in the documentary My Life, which aired on CBBC on Friday, April 4, which highlights children from around the world who are doing amazing things.

Nandi Bushell at a book signing in Waterstones Ipswich (Image: Newsquest)

The documentary features archived family clips of Nandi receiving drumsticks on her sixth birthday and her practicing her drumming, performing with her dad John.

Nandi has had some great experiences in her life, including performing with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello at Download Festival, performing at Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, playing at Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins' tribute concert at Wembley Stadium - as well as performing with the band in LA in 2021 and performing at the O2 Arena.

She said: "It was very surreal to watch back everything that I had done.

Nandi Bushell in the documentary which is out on BBC iPlayer (Image: Jacks River/BBC)

"It's just amazing to see all these experiences that I have had. I feel very lucky."

In the documentary, she reflects on the moment she challenged Dave Grohl to a 'drum-off', to which he responded and went on to write a special song called 'Nandi'.

Speaking on the documentary, she said: "That was the turning point in my life. It started everything."

Nandi looking back at some of the experiences she has had with her family (Image: Jacks River/BBC)

Her dad John said: "The first time I watched it I actually got really emotional and had a small tear.

"It's quite an incredible story. One about a young girl who challenges the biggest rock star in the world to a drum battle and then wins the drum battle and performs in arenas and stadiums.

"Now she wants to go on and forge her own path and become a musician in her own right - it's a proper coming of age tale which is quite extraordinary."

Nandi with her band. They have released The Only One on all streaming platforms (Image: Jacks River/BBC)

Nandi's first song The Only One, has over 5,000 streams on Spotify in one month.

She said: "It makes me really excited for what's to come.

"I am working on writing songs and I would love to do gigs with my band at some point."

The documentary, My Life, can be watched on BBC iPlayer and her song The Only One is out now on all streaming platforms.