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'Fallen star’ this is the name that she is now known by, as millions of people now happily listen to her music. But it wasn’t always like this for the young singer, with a talent for computers as well as with her own voice, she used to practise in a small studio at her secondary school, and her talent was only heard by one of her friends that happily helped her with some of the techy side of the music. She makes a total of 10 songs in this way but again these songs were only for their ears and their ears only. But on this one day one of her other friend heard their music and suggested that she should try her luck on the X-Factor, so true to her friend, she went on the next auditions for the show. Not only did she win the show but she also got herself a 10-year contract with the high lighters. Now seven of her very own tracks are in the charts and three of those tracks are in the top ten.

How was life out on the stage?

It’s very different to what I’m use to but it was still fun. I’s just hard for me as not only do I make my own music electronically but I’m on my own when I am out there on the stage. But it was nice to see who many people were out there that wanted to listen to me.

How did you take to performing on stage?

I handle it a lot better than what I thought that I would. It was strange to be up there. But I guess that was because when I did it on X - factor I didn’t care about the out come, but now people are there coz they like my music and I just need to keep everyone happy.

Do you think that you bit off more than you can chew with making your own backing track as well as singing over the top of them?

Well yeah, there have been a few late nights lately, but half the fun is making the music and making every thing fit in together. But just like with everything, there will be a draw back or two, but you just have to keep going.

There has been lots of good and bad feedback about your music, how do you feel about that?

I don’t really might about it that much. I mean, I known from the beginning that not everyone would like my work, and to be truthful a lot more people like my music then I first thought they would. So for me anyway it’s a bonus that they are saying good thing.

What do you if your songs go wrong?

Well that depends on how badly it has gone wrong. Because if I can fix it then I do, but if it is something that I can’t fix or if I don’t know what is wrong with them, then it is a different story. The last song that I tried to make just didn’t sound right, and I tried changing it a couple of times but it still just wasn’t working so I scraped it. But the other two songs (Shooting down, and falling for no reason) that I made before then, just needed a little change to the bass line and the guitar solo and then they were both fine.

Do your emotions get in the way of you making or singing your songs?

They did get in the way towards the beginning of everything, but now that I am starting to get use to it, they are not making it so difficult. Though learning to work round that sort of thing is only half of it.