Sara Brimer was born and raised in East Tennessee in the United States. Throughout her high school and college years, she was active in her school choir and community productions. While in high school, she took part in The Music Man, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and played the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady. During her years at East Tennessee University where she studied Music Education, Sara was given the roles of Suzanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, The Diva in La Divina, and also took part in productions of Carmen and Dido and Aneas. In 2006, Sara toured in Germany as a soloist and ensemble singer with the ETSU Chorale lead by Dr. Thomas Jenrette. In the summer of 2008, she auditioned for the Swingle Singers, and moved to London in January 2009 to begin touring with the internationally acclaimed group.