Ice cream is my comfort food.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I tried a couple of pop writers - none of the big, big, big ones - but it didn't work for me. I do have a commercial voice; I'm not quirky. I'm very normal and that's probably why I like people like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. It's no-nonsense. They sing well, and that's it.

American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

I went to university and studied English literature, and I forgot about music. I was gonna be a journalist. But then I decided to try and be a backing singer, and my mum was like, "Go for it." If that didn't work, I was gonna go to law school. I was just being boringly sensible; trying to be a singer felt a bit indulgent.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

There are so many great singers out there.