I discovered Mariah in my room one day listening to the radio, and as soon as 'Vision of Love' came on, I ran downstairs going, 'Mommy, mommy - I just found the greatest person in the world! I just heard the greatest new voice!'.

When I discovered Mariah Carey and 'Vision of Love,' that was a breath of fresh air. And I adored her from that moment on and idolized her. It's really amazing…

Mariah Carey... she is a huge influence on me. I mean, she's amazing.

After I first heard 'Vision [of Love]' (Carey's debut single) I first started doing runs [singing harmonic variations on scales]