Kianne is a 17-year-old singer, songwriter, and actress who has found success in music, television, and publishing at a young age. She discusses her busy career pursuing music, television, and writing. While it can be stressful, she finds making time for herself and zoning out to be important. For Kianne, music is the easiest way for her to communicate how she wants and it is very important to her and others. Her goals are to have amazing experiences collaborating with others through her music and career, and to continue writing songs and putting them out while traveling with her music.

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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