Age: 27 years old!!!

 

Hometown: I grew up in Cottage Grove, MN and I have been living in Hastings for the past 6 years

 

Occupation:I am a Pediatric Emergency Room Nurse currently, and I have been working in various emergency rooms since I was 19 years old. What can I say I am an adrenaline junky!!

 

When did you first start singing? I started singing around age 3 in Church Choir and with my dad and his guitars in our basement. I always seemed to have a mic in my hand!

 

Favorite genre to sing? I don't know that I necessarily really have a favorite genre of music to sing. I love to sing a variety of music but if I had to choose just one I would probably say R&B. I love a "sultry" voice!

 

Have you been in, or auditioned for shows or contests before? I did a karaoke contest in Key West, FL a couple of years ago and actually won a cruise to the Bahama's, which I have yet to take for various reasons, and I auditioned for American Idol in Jacksonville, FL with 12,000 other people and unfortunately didn't make it very far.

What would your dream occupation be? Like most of the contestants, I'm guessing, I would love to be able to live off of singing and performing. I love being on stage and interacting with the crowd!!

 

If you could join any band in the world past or present, who would it be? There are a ton of bands that I love, however, I think that it would be amazing to join "Black Eyed Peas", who doesn't love Fergie!! But my true dream would be to sing beside Christina Aguilera, she is so unbelievably talented!

 

What would you do with $10,000? I would probably put most of it towards a new house. I have a 3 y.o. and a 6 month old and our house is getting smaller by the day!!