What I do and where I come from, the kind of music that I'm making, it's definitely U.K. If I turned around and did a tune with Timbaland, it would be amazing, but it would be me kind of leaving where I'm coming from.

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 make music, and if people like it, they like it, and some people won't.

I think as long as you're being creative and finding your own work interesting, that's all that matters.

I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.

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

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.