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.How
hasyourdaybeen?
A:I’mdoinggreatthankyou!JusthadalovelyStarbucks
drink,andIlovedit!Ha-ha.
Q:Whatisyourfavouritesongfromyouralbum,Target?
A:Ireallycan’tpick,Iloveallmysongs.Butthefansseem
toreallylike‘Don’tlookback’
Q:Howdoyoucopewithallthesuccessandstress?Q:Howdoyoucopewithallthesuccessandstress?
A:Itcanbeveryhard.It’simportanttomaketimeforyour-
self.Justtimetozoneout.
Q:Whatdoesmusicmeantoyou?
A:Ipersonallydon'tthinkIcommunicaterightwhentalking
normal.ItnevercomesoutthewayIwantit.
Q:Whatnowdoyouhavetosaytoyourfans?
A:justkeepyourheadup.Loveoneanother.Keepholdon
tighttoyourdreamscausetheywillcometrue.Tryyou’re
hardest,andyoucan’tgetthetopwithoutstartingfromthe
bottom.
Q:Whatmusicareyoulisteningtocurrently?
A:It'samixedbagofstuff,Ikeepuptodatewiththepop
charts,soBrunoMars,Lorde,EdSheeran,Adele,Ellie
Goulding,butalwaysrevertbacktoiconslikeMJ,Beatles,
Queen,KateBush,astheyaresoinspiring.
Q:Debutsingle'FirstKiss'isoutlaterthisyear-howQ:Debutsingle'FirstKiss'isoutlaterthisyear-how
haveyoufoundtheresponsetothetracksofar?A:Ama-
zeballstosumitupinoneword!Idon'tthinkthatIcould
askforabetterresponseatthispoint.Afriendofmine
camebymyhouseonceandhadmysongblastingonhis
carstereoandIcouldn'tstoplaughing...Itwasreallycool!
Q:Whatdoesmusicmeantoyou?
A:Ipersonallydon'tthinkIcommunicaterightwhentalkingnormal.
ItnevercomesoutthewayIwantit.Communicationissomething
that'simportanttomeandeveryoneandmusicistheeasiestway
formetocommunicatethewayImostlike.
Q:Doyouhaveonemajorgoalyou
hopetoachieveinyourcareer?
A:IhopetobeabletohavelotsofA:Ihopetobeabletohavelotsof
amazingexperienceswiththepeople
aroundmethatcollaborateandcontrib-
utetomymusic.I'dlovetotravelwith
mymusicandcreateahealthycareer
thatwillallowmetokeepwritingsongs
andputtingthemout.
Q:Finally,doyouhaveadefinitiveaim
foryourcareer-what'sthebiggoal?
A:Songwriteroftheyearwouldsuitme
justfine...That'soneofthestarsI'm
shootingfor.Sonotaimingtoohigh
then!(Laughs)
InterveiwByIndiraMawuenyega
Q:Therewererumorsyoubwere
datingJadenSmith?
A:Ohyeah,thatspreadlikewildA:Ohyeah,thatspreadlikewild
fire!.JadenandIarereallyclose
friends,wedidamovietogether,
we’vehostedTeenChoiceandBET
together.Wehaveareallystrong
relationship.butwedefinitelydonot
sharefeelingsandthatswhatthe
publichastounderstand.publichastounderstand.
Q:Whodoesyourhairand
makeup?Youlookstunning!
A:Iahveawonderfultreamtahthelp
lookthisgood.Mostofthemcome
fromthecompanyiwoprkwithor
otherwise.Mostofthetimeidomy
ownmake-upcauseitsfuntodo.
Kianneseemspoisedforsuccess
onmanyfronts.In2012,she
signedarecordingdealwith
HollywoodRecords.Thefollow-
ingyear,shebecameafirst-
timeauthorwithBetweenUand
Me.Shesharedheradvicefor
heryoungfansinthisbook.
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