My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.

As an entertainer, my job is to help people have fun.

My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt.

When I was a teenager, I was fat. I was shy. I wore glasses. I had a big eyebrow and hair all over my body. They were years of torture.

My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.

My son traveled the world with me on every tour. He wasn't a lover of school, so it was easy with him. I had a tutor on the road, keep him at the same level, so when he'd pop back home he'd go right back in.

Performing is one of the best feelings I know!