At 27, it feels as though God has allowed me to live a thousand lifetimes in one. I was raised in music, born into a family where the entertainment industry lives within our bloodline. But my journey truly began at 16, when American Idol opened a door I didn’t even know I was ready to walk through. At that time, Social media wasn’t what it is today, but it was alive enough to breathe winds of support, recognition and love into my sails, to hold me up in those early days when everything felt new