My dad still calls me and makes sure I'm taking my vitamins.

Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.

Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.

Toronto is a very multicultural city, a place of immigrants, like my parents.

I'm a first-generation Canadian.

Canada can be tough for urban music.

I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard.