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"As the\u00A0runner-up who wowed crowds on the last season of American Idol, it's no surprise that Jessica Sanchez quickly scored a record deal\u2014and that her just-released debut album has made a serious splash on the charts.\u00A0(Me, You &amp;amp; the Music dropped just yesterday, and it's already climbed to number four on iTunes.)\u00A0But Jessica's week is about to get even bigger\u2014tomorrow marks her first guest-starring role on Glee.\n\nWe caught up with the 17-year-old singer-slash-actress about her hot record, acting debut, and\u00A0the\u00A0song she can't stop singing.\n\nYour album just came out on Tuesday! What has the response been like?\n\n It's been so good! On Twitter,\u00A0they've been talking about\u00A0it\u00A0and I've seen people list all the songs\u00A0they love, so I'm very excited!\n\nDo you have a favorite song on the album?\n\n I actually love every one of\u00A0them. They're all different and I love them in different ways. I did a Tom Petty remake that has an old-school feel, and then \"Right to Fall\" is the poppy one. It's the kind of music I've wanted to do my whole life. Before\u00A0Idol, I did a lot of covers on YouTube of Rihanna, radio songs, and mainstream stuff. Then when I got on\u00A0the show, I sang songs that showed my vocal ability. There are a few ballads on the album, because I did love doing ballads, but what I really wanted to do is more of the upbeat, pop kind of stuff.\u00A0\n\nWho in the industry inspires you?\u00A0\n\n Beyonc\u00E9,\u00A0of course! And I love older music like Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.\u00A0\n\nYou worked with Ne-Yo on your new single. Who else would you love to work with?\n\n Ne-Yo is so talented, humble, and amazing. I was very lucky to have met him and worked with him. In the future, there are a lot of people\u00A0I can think of\u2014I love so many artists,\u00A0and I love collaborations! I've always been a huge fan of Eminem, so he's one. He's under the same label\u00A0I am, so maybe in the future...\u00A0\n\nYou used to do a lot of YouTube covers. What\u00A0new\u00A0song would you\u00A0like\u00A0to\u00A0put your own spin on?\u00A0\n\n There are\u00A0so many!\u00A0I love Rihanna's whole album. I can't wait for Beyonc\u00E9's stuff to come out. All these songs I hear on the radio, I sing along with. Back in the day, I was\u00A0a\u00A0YouTube girl, and I still am a YouTube girl.\u00A0\n\nWhat can you not stop singing right now?\n\n \"Stay\" by Rihanna.\n\nYou're also on Glee. What's it like to be back on TV?\n\n It's amazing.\u00A0Though it is\u00A0\u00A0weird being on TV for the second time, doing a completely different thing. Now I have to act! Like a different person!\u00A0When Ryan Murphy called me, I told him \"I can't act!\"\u00A0But he said he wanted me to do it\u2014I\u00A0started\u00A0taking acting classes as soon as I heard. I only had a couple lines, but I really hope that\u00A0I don't\u00A0look like a terrible actor. \n\nIs acting something you've always wanted to do or did it just happen?\n\n It's something I wanted to try out, but this opportunity just came out of nowhere. I feel so blessed. It's such a big, huge TV show! I got the opportunity and I absolutely love it, so hopefully in the future, if people agree that all\u00A0those acting classes paid off, I'll have more acting experiences in the future.\n\nAnything in the works right now?\n\n Nothing right now, but hopefully when\u00A0Glee airs, people will start calling.\n\nDid any of the cast take you under their\u00A0wing\u00A0and help you along?\n\n A lot of them were really friendly. They told me, \"Don't be nervous! It's all good!\" Even when I was saying my lines, I was so nervous!\u00A0There were some lines in there that I wouldn't usually say to somebody,\u00A0and I was like, \"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean that!\" and they looked\u00A0at me like I\u00A0was\u00A0crazy because they're used to this stuff!\u00A0\n\nThey call that acting, right?\n\n Yeah! [Laughs]\n\nWhat are you doing this summer?\n\n I'm hoping the album skyrockets so we can go on tour!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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