My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.

My mum is black, my dad is white, and when I was a teenager, people would say, 'So what are you? Are you black? Or white? What are you more of?'

I can't ignore what I grew up listening to. My parents used to listen to Michael Jackson non-stop. They used to listen to Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder.

Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.

I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.

'The X Factor' was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry.