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sit down and have a chat with bHM bHM: What first inspired you to get involved with music? Music has always been in my life, my earliest memories of music goes back to when I was about 6, listening to my dad and his brothers play their own songs at their own headline tour made me want to do it. I didn’t want to be part of the audience. I wanted to be the one at the forefront of it all. bHM: What was your first big break? My big break came in the form of a song I wrote and featured on called ‘Need U 100%’ which went to number one and stayed there for 2 weeks. Getting signed at 16 and supporting major artists like Jessie J and JLS was also quite a big thing for me to do.
incredible at what she does. As a pop star I think Janet Jackson was one of the greatest. I also love Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Donna Summer, all the greats that paved the way for music now. bHM: What’s the best advice you can give to a new up and coming musician? I was always taught to be humble, hard working and dedicated and that’s the best advice I can give to anyone. bHM: To date what has been the biggest highlight of your music career? Getting signed I would say and getting to number 1. I also was a cover girl for ‘hunger’ magazine and I was shot by the incredible Rankin so that was pretty special too.
bHM: Has it been tough? Every job has its ups and downs, and music is included in that. I would say I’ve had many more ups than downs though. bHM: Who are your idols? Janet Jackson is who I look up to, everything about her screams star and she’s just
bHM: What’s the next step for you? More number 1s hopefully. I want to keep expanding my fan base. I want my music to be heard all over the world and I want to be successful, not just as an artist but also as a writer.
bHM Note: We’ve just found out that A*M*E’s number one collaboration with Duke Dumont “NEED U 100%“ has just gone gold in Australia. 35