. ▁ ▁Her ▁father , ▁Ken ▁Ca ill at , ▁co - produ ced ▁Fle et wood ▁Mac ' s ▁Rum ours ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁T usk ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁and ▁Mira ge ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁albums . ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁infant , ▁her ▁parents ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁nick name ▁" C oco ", ▁which ▁she ▁would ▁later ▁name ▁her ▁debut ▁album . ▁Ca ill at ▁took ▁piano ▁less ons ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁but ▁lack ed ▁significant ▁insp iration ▁until ▁she ▁turned ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁old , ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁ent hr alled ▁with ▁Laur yn ▁Hill ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁Sister ▁Act ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁realized ▁that ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁singer , ▁and ▁began ▁taking ▁vocal ▁less ons , ▁performing ▁on stage ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁sixth ▁grade . ▁Since ▁then ▁she ▁has ▁covered ▁the ▁Ro berta ▁F lack ▁song ▁" K illing ▁Me ▁So ft ly ", ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁Laur yn ▁Hill , ▁and ▁Hill ' s ▁own ▁" T ell ▁Him ". ▁ ▁Ca ill at ▁soon ▁met ▁producer ▁Mik al ▁Blue , ▁who ▁h ired ▁her ▁to ▁sing ▁on ▁te ch no ▁songs ▁used ▁at ▁fashion ▁shows . ▁Ca ill at ▁began ▁playing ▁the ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 , ▁and ▁Blue ▁helped ▁her ▁record ▁her ▁first ▁song . ▁ ▁She ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁American ▁Id ol ▁but ▁was ▁rejected ▁at ▁the