My parents tell me I started singing before I could walk. As a toddler, I would rap my blanket around my neck like a cape, pick up a cooking spoon for a mic, and force my family to watch me sing and dance to “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé in our living room. My family called me “the dancing girl” because I was always dancing around the house and memorizing choreography from music videos. I’ve always had a knack for entertainment and would get very creative with all of my living room performances (my parents were lucky if they were not charged at the door). Although I was a shy kid, I had a big voice and a lotta spunk. It was not until age nine that I decided to go public with performing, igniting a lifelong passion.