Things go in cycles. It's like fashion, like flares go out then skinny jeans come in, people want something fresh. It's the strongest ever urban scene at the moment and I hope it can progress and keep getting stronger and be the base for something larger.

A lot of people say I'm like a pop girl, but I don't know what that means.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

I love writing songs where the name is the title.

My mum loved Joan Armatrading and used to play her records all the time and even took me to see her a couple of times when I was really quite young. I didn't really like her music back then because my mum was always playing it, but I've grown to appreciate it more.

I've never really compared myself to anyone who's a big star - I'm not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous.

Studying music, everyone sort of has their own style - it's not like everyone's going for the same part.