A: One Republic, The Fray, Brad Paisley.

Q: Favorite female pop artists?

A: Patty Griffin, Brandi Carlisle, A Fine Frenzy.

Q: When did you first start to sing?

A: When I was a little girl, I did a lot of singing in the car with my family-we sang whenever we were driving anywhere. :-)

Q: Do you have any formal singing training?

A: No - I wish!

Q: What other talents do you have?

A: I love to clean - I know that's not a talent... I'm good with training dogs. I can raise one smart puppy! And I play a little guitar.

--AmericanIdol.com