When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.

When I was singing, everybody liked me.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.

One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

I always try to see things with children's eyes. Are they happy? Sad? What do they need? Everywhere I went, I realized that children are society's victims ... We have a duty to speak to political leaders, to influence people to give these children a better future.

For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice.