It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.

I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.

Trust Me. Life is not worth living feeling sad and down and lonely. Always be true to who you are.

I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.