A: Usher, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Elton John.

Q: Favorite female pop artists?

A: Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston.

Q: When did you first start to sing?

A: When I was five...in church.

Q: Do you have any formal singing training?

A: Yes, a few years of voice lessons.

Q: What other talents do you have?

A: I've been acting and been involved in theatre since elementary school.

--AmericanIdol.com