Music has always been a huge part of my life.

I think that I have grown a lot as an artist. I have been writing about my experiences of love and overcoming the struggles that I have faced in the music industry. I have so much more to tell my fans, and I know so much more about myself. It is crazy how much I have grown over these past years.

I want to release music that is true to myself.

My experience working with a major label was not all bad, I was blessed to go through that experience, and I know what to do during the next time around.

A lot of people who wanted to audition for Idol have asked me: “What should I do?” or “How to I prepare myself?” I always told them: “Just go in and believe in yourself.”

I used to have hair so long, my nickname was Pocahontas.

Even though it was a stressful time in my life, I have a lot of good memories from my Idol experience.