I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.
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My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
It was my Mum who got me into singing properly - she knew I had to do something with my voice because she knew I was talented. She was the one who pushed me into joining a choir all those years ago, when I was about 12. I remember she told me to start with the choir and just see where it took me.
I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.
My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.
I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter.
For the pageants, it was my mother who got me involved in Miss America. It really gave me the opportunity to sing all around New Hampshire. And it was great when I was young, but looking back, it was also unbelievably stressful.
My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing.
Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing, but she was definitely the first person to inspire me to sing and the first to intrigue me vocally. I've always had a natural ear for music, though.
My 'Chili Palmer' was my mother. Her name is Carmen Milian, and she's my manager. Before getting into music, we actually educated ourselves, and I went to college for music as a business and learned the business side, and she read a lot of books.
My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time.
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