1. Kianne
TeenProdigy
THETRIPLE
THREAT
YYoungestDWTScontestentever?
Check.(shes17!)Hitsingleon
debutalbum.Check.Starringrolein
herownMTVseries?Check.This
powergirlliterrallydoesit.ALL.
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“Singlikenoones
listening”
Q:Hello!It’sgoodtohaveyouonourmagazinetoday.Howhasyourday
been?
A:I’mdoinggreatthankyou!JusthadalovelyStarbucksdrink,andIloved
it!Ha-ha.
Q:Whatisyourfavouritesongfromyouralbum,Target?
A:Ireallycan’tpick,Iloveallmysongs.Butthefansseemtoreallylike
‘Don’tlookback’
Q:HQ:Howdoyoucopewithallthesuccessandstress?
A:Itcanbeveryhard.It’simportanttomaketimeforyourself.Justtimeto
zoneout.
Q:Whatdoesmusicmeantoyou?
A:IpeA:Ipersonallydon'tthinkIcommunicaterightwhentalkingnormal.It
nevercomesoutthewayIwantit.Communicationissomethingthat'sim-
portanttomeandeveryoneandmusicistheeasiestwayformetocommu-
nicatethewayImostlike.
Kianneseemspoised
forsuccesson many
fronts.In 2012,she
signedarecording
dealwith Holly-
woodRecords.The
followingyear,she
bbecameafirst-time
authorwith Be-
tween U andMe.She
sharedheradvice
forheryoungfans
in thisbook.
Q:Whoisoneofyourfavouriteartistsyou’veworkedwith?
A:IhaveworkedwithsomanyartistsIreallycan’tchoose.Beyoncéismy
legendandwhenifoundoutIwasgoingtobeworkingwithherIwas
superexcited,Iliterallycouldn’tbelievemyears.
Q:Whatnowdoyouhavetosaytoyourfans?
A:justA:justkeepyourheadup.Loveoneanother.Keepholdontighttoyour
dreamscausetheywillcometrue.Tryyou’rehardest,andyoucan’tgetthe
topwithoutstartingfromthebottom.
Q:Whatmusicareyoulisteningtocurrently?
A:It'samixedbagofstuff,Ikeepuptodatewiththepopcharts,soBruno
Mars,Lorde,EdSheeran,Adele,EllieGoulding,butalwaysrevertbackto
iconslikeMJ,Beatles,Queen,KateBush,astheyaresoinspiring.
Q:DQ:Debutsingle'FirstKiss'isoutlaterthisyear-howhaveyoufoundthe
responsetothetracksofar?
A:Amazeballstosumitupinoneword!Idon'tthinkthatIcouldaskfora
betterresponseatthispoint.Afriendofminecamebymyhouseonceand
hadmysongblastingonhiscarstereoandIcouldn'tstoplaughing...It
wasreallycool!
Q:Whatdoesmusicmeantoyou?
A:Ipersonallydon'tthinkIcommunicaterightwhentalking
normal.ItnevercomesoutthewayIwantit.Communicationis
somethingthat'simportanttomeandeveryoneandmusicis
theeasiestwayformetocommunicatethewayImostlike.
Q:DoQ:Doyouhaveonemajorgoalyouhopetoachieveinyour
career?
A:Ihopetobeabletohavelotsofamazingexperienceswith
thepeoplearoundmethatcollaborateandcontributetomy
music.I'dlovetotravelwithmymusicandcreateahealthy
careerthatwillallowmetokeepwritingsongsandputting
themout.
Q:FinallQ:Finally,doyouhaveadefinitiveaimforyourcareer-what's
thebiggoal?
A:Songwriteroftheyearwouldsuitmejustfine...That'soneof
thestarsI'mshootingfor.Sonotaimingtoohighthen!(Laughs)
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