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16th July 2019
06:40pm BST

She explained:
"I've been writing since I was very young; I did talent shows and things I like that, and I went to drama school. "I got into writing when I was 9, I used to write crazy, random things on paper. And then I got into secondary school, and then [in] college - they gave me options and stuff. "When I was 14, I wrote Say What You Want, which was my first song. [After recording that], that's when I knew I wanted to be a song writer. "Me having went to drama school and have done talent shows and things like that, it helped me with my confidence on stage [because] they just plop you on stage and are like, 'read this', 'read that'. It really helped my confidence in front of a crowd. "[With the talent shows,] I found out I was into music - and into other people's music, and things like that. That really helped me with my career."
The talented 18-year-old also revealed how she incorporates her heritage into her music - and just where she turns to for inspiration while song-writing.
She continued:
"I am half Zimbabwean and half Irish; I was born in Ireland and everything, but my parents are from Zimbabwe. So we would have experience have experienced a lot of their culture growing up, and things like that. "So, I definitely try to keep that tropical, ethnic sound in my music. I like to include the mbira and marimba, which are two traditional Zimbabwe instruments [in my music], and to keep my heritage involved. "With songwriting, it can be hard to find influences sometimes. I just go off my own emotions; my real life situations. "I feel like if you listen to my songs, a lot of them are about like my experiences with boys, my emotions or my state of mind growing up. I feel like that's what influences my music the most."
As for who she would most like to work with, there were a few people who are on the top of her list.
She explained:
"To work with, I feel like I'd be leaning more towards producers. I just love the production and the artistry of going to the studio with a producer and working with them on the engineering and everything. "So I'd pick J. White, who did Cardi B's album. Or DJ Khalid - I'd love to work with him. "In terms of singers, I'd have to say Ariana Grande or Samantha Mumba - I feel like they have a similar sound to me."Sia also shared a hint at what's next to come - and it looks like fans won't be waiting too long for new music. She added:
"I have another song coming very soon - an end of summer kind of thing. But I feel I'm going to keep that one a surprise."