When I found out I was in the top 13 I was freaking out and crying it was such a joyous moment for me.

I try to reach out to my idols.

You're never too young for something you really want to do, never too young to go after your passion. The age doesn't matter at all. If it's something you want to do, it depends on your will.

In the future, I see me as being my own artist and definitely not a ballad singer!

Feeling emotionally connected to a song, and accumulating every bit of the moment's energy to sing out to the audience is what I believe makes a great performer.

Our lack of perfection should remind us that no one has the right to judge other's worth.

Once I'm on stage, the energy of the crowd wipes my nerves away.