R&B and pop musician known for finishing fifth on the second season of the U.S. version of The X Factor. She provided her voice for the Nickelodeon animated series Pinky Malinky. 

Before Fame

She was cast in the Chicago-based production of The Color Purple when she was eight and was part of the show's national tour. 

Trivia

She voiced characters in Transformers: Rescue Bots and Phineas and Ferb on the Disney Channel. 

Family Life

She and her mother struggled financially while she was getting her start, sometimes only having a couch in a small apartment to sleep on. 

Associated With

She was mentored on The X Factor by Britney Spears. 

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