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I truly thought I was going to be in pop music. And then I joined a choir to meet girls, and everything changed in the first rehearsal.

I'd got a part in the original cast of 'Cats' when I was 16, and that kept me going for a while. After that, I felt lost, both personally and professionally - I was trying to find a way not to be seen only as this bubbly, bright, vivacious person. It felt like I'd lost the freedom to make mistakes.

I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.

Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.

I have met so many of my idols - like Ray Charles, Brian Setzer - all these cats that are legendary musicians. If they had said to me, 'Hey man, I'm busy,' it would have crushed my soul.

I was never hungry for this kind of attention; it was the love of performing that got me interested in acting.

Acting was my first love before music.

I started out doing the acting, and there was always an interest in music, and then the music just took off.

Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.

My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery.