I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

You need to have a life outside your career.

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.

Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.