Before I was even born, my mother used to play classical music onto her growing baby bump. As I grew up, music was always playing. My sisters and I would dance around the piano listening to everything from The Beatles to Björk. Music has been the focal point of all of my happiest memories, so I began singing at a very young age. Like ABBA said in their song, "Thank You For the Music," I could sing long before...

I had already been confined to the hotel bed with stomach flu when the alarms blared. At five years old, I was terrified not only of the incessant wailing pounding at my ears, but also of the utter chaos surrounding me. Staff pounded on our door telling us to evacuate the hotel immediately. I left my favorite stuffed animal on the bed. My parents left our passports. It has to be a false alarm. We're in London, not a warzone....

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