Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record contract also. So it was kind of a - it was bitter sweet but it was an opportunity.

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I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

I did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're...

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're...

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss...

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I...

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I...

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make...

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make...

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has...

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not...

I auditioned just for fun.

I auditioned just for fun.