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A singer and actress who just released a new single two months ago and video for it as well. Grammy Award-winning Cory Rooney, executive producer and producer for Jennifer Lopez, who has also produced for artists such as Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, & Mark Anthony, has marked her as his next artist for development. She starred on Season 3 of Snapchat Original’s hit show, “Endless,” and has a social media following of over a half-million. Several of her videos have gone viral on TikTok and her new single is a popular sound for users on there to create videos for. She even recently created a new filter for Instagram based on the cover of her latest single.

Notable Guest Quotes

"I don't think that there was ever a moment that I was, I got, like, into music.  I just think that it was something that was always so present in my life... and when you're young everyone wants to be a singer.  I just kinda stuck with it through the years."

"I really got along well with American music.  I consumed American media in Brazil.  We listened to a lot of songs from the U.S... and at some point I just knew that for me to pursue that seriously, I couldn't be in Brazil."

"It was a very right place, right time kind of situation.  I knew someone who knew someone who was a family friend who knew someone that knew Tommy (Mottola)."

"The best piece of advice that I can give, which is something that my dad once told me was, the harder I try and the harder I work, the more luck I have."

"You have to show dedication and show hard work and show promise and show drive."

"You need to work harder.  You need to do better 'cause no one is going to fight for this dream.  It's your dream.  You need to fight for your own dreams."

"We've never been in a lockdown like this before.  The government has never told us to stay at home.  So I'm really trying to figure everything out for, like, the first time.  It's an opportunity to be creative!"

"I found out that, especially with Internet and just overall the experience that I have online, it's unfair for me to let a handful of people ruin it for everyone."

"No one's life is perfect, so why should I pretend like my life is?"

"I remember... the feeling that when I saw someone who I thought was perfect share a vulnerability, that's when I thought that they were the most real and the most inspiring, so I try to emulate that in my own life."

"Even my singing has changed tremendously over a year.  I practice every day for an hour at least."

"There's beauty in the process.  Trust the process.  And acknowledge and be inspired by it."

"We co-write a lot.  I've written a lot of songs with (producer Josh Thomas) and it starts from an idea to melodies to recording."

Songs on this episode

"What You Gonna Do"
"All I Need"

** Bonus audio content with Laura Pieri **