When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I love Janet Jackson.
Old school Janet Jackson is always good. I usually go old school, it's very rare that I pick a song from nowadays.
Janet Jackson - I enjoy her style and her dancing.
I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.
My favorite singer is Lauryn Hill - all time, hands down. She was my biggest inspiration growing up.
With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it.
I loved Michael Jackson and Madonna. I styled my hair like Whitney Houston.
The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer, 100 percent - is Nina Simone. She's my ultimate pianist-singer-type person.
My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.
I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get that musical essence from that time before I even do my first song.