“I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” is a hard song to perform, I was worried that I was not going to reach that significant note that is at the end of the song. Thank god, Steven loved it! He was the nicest and friendliest judge that I have met. He also invited me to chat with him whether I had free time on the Idol set.

Have fun. Especially while you're still young, you gotta keep the spark up. Even when things get boring, just remember to have fun.

My friends are mostly familiar with music that plays on the mainstream radio.

When you are in the American Idol bubble, a lot of contestants want to go as far as they can and wish to be on point with ready-to-go songs.

The best part of being signed by a major label was having the support of a big company behind me and the ability to meet new artists and producers.

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

I love artists that just do what they do with so much passion and emotion.