 She auditioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Adele's "Chasing Pavements" and she turned 16 at the time of the show.Before her stint on "American Idol", she previously competed on the fourth season of "America's Got Talent", making it to the quarterfinals.She also participated in the YouTube edition of "We Are the World" along with 56 other YouTube artists, including "American Idol" eleventh season runner-up Jessica Sanchez.