At just 14 years old, she dropped out of high school, and when she was 17, she found out she was expecting a child. Two years later, struggling to make ends meet, she auditioned for American Idol and ended up winning it all in 2004.
In 2007, she played Celie on the Broadway production of “The Color Purple.” The role forcing her to deal with her own trauma, just like her character did.
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