I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

My advice is, if you are going to go on 'X Factor,' you have to know who you are as an artist.

My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.

I absolutely love Nicole Scherzinger. She's worked really hard to get to where she is and really knows her stuff.

I like to write poetry.

I don't tend to lie. If I do, it's a little one. Like, 'I'm only around the corner...' when really I'm 10 minutes away.

Growing up, we didn't have anything. My mum wasn't well, so I was in three care homes then foster homes before me and my little brother went back to her. I was passed from pillar to post.