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I Have Such Happy Memories Of Performing In A Choir And I Don't Think I'd Have Got Where I Am Today Without All That Experience. So My Advice To Young Singers Is To Either Join Your School Or Church's Choir Or Find One In Your Local Area. Choral Music At Any Level Teaches You So Much About Musicianship And Blending Your Voice.

I Go Home And Don't Get Treated Any Differently. People Have Known Me All My Life And Are Interested And Very Supportive But Because They Have Known Me Forever I Don't Get Any Diva Treatment. My Mum Still Tells Me Off If I Haven't Loaded The Dishwasher For Her.

Everything In My Career Is My Decision - Every Picture, Every Outfit. You Get One Chance At This, And I Never Saw Myself As Being A Puppet.

From As Young As I Can Remember, I Always Wanted To Be A Singer... My Mum Taught Me 'going Down The Garden To Eat Worms' For A Competition When I Was About 4.

I'd Love To Play Carmen - It's The Perfect Mezzo Role.