Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to her Japanese father, Akira Taguchi and Australian mother.
Taguchi grew up in rural New South Wales learning classical violin from the age of five, and won a scholarship to study music at the University of Wollongong.
[16] In April 2017, Taguchi presented segments during Star Gazing Live hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory.
[19] In October 2018, Taguchi hosted the Invictus Games opening and closing ceremonies in Sydney which were broadcast around the world.
Taguchi was an active part of the creative process, including rehearsing for and playing the violin for one of the resulting concerts where the music was premiered.