People have been kind enough to compare me to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I think it's amazing that they even put my name in the same sentence.

I don't have many famous friends, really, except Simon Cowell.

The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.

I'd love to be on 'Glee.' I'd love to play a rebel. Be a real biker chick in leather and covered in tattoos.

I usually dream of melodies. When I wake up I have them in my head. I usually come up with things in the middle of the night because that's when my mind is the quietest. I always have my tape recorder, pen and pad by my bed just in case.

Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.

I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.