A single mother-of-four rejected by American Idol three times is now set to land a record deal after a DIY music video she made hit the web and went viral . Kimberly Henderson , 26 , from Sunter , South Carolina , filmed herself singing Sam Smith 's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her one-year-old daughter , Vaida , last December . The clip - which has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times - landed the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track and since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook . Scroll down for video . Lucky break : A single mother-of-four rejected by American Idol three times is now set to land a record deal after a DIY music video she made hit the web and went viral - above , seen in a new music video . Finding fame : Kimberly Henderson , 27 , from Sunter , South Carolina , filmed herself singing Sam Smith 's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her one-year-old daughter , Vaida , last December . Henderson told Fox News that she is being courted by four different record companies and she is working with a manager to negotiate a deal . She says she has been singing since the age of two and doing it full-time would be a dream come true . Currently Henderson - who has four children aged one to ten - works two jobs as a healthcare worker and receives help from relatives with child care . She says she barely gets time to stop but recently she took time out to go and record her own high-gloss music track in Los Angeles called Tiny Hearts . The beautiful ballad , which she penned in just 24 hours , focuses on her her experiences as a single parent . The first verse describes her earliest months as a young mother to her baby girl . Baby steps : The clip - which has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times - landed the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track and since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook . Working mom : She says she barely gets time to stop but recently she took time out to go and record her own music track in Los Angeles called Tiny Hearts . 'My friends are doing normal things like going to the movies and on dates and out on the weekends . And I ’ m at home , ' she explains . ' I felt like I was missing out on something , but coming home to her and being with her gave my life more meaning . ' The music-making trip of a lifetime was paid for by Cosco Kids , a company which makes baby products . Apparently the firm found out Henderson was in a bad car crash and a Cosco car seat saved her child ’ s life . Managers from the business then came up with a way to support her musical endeavors . Tiny Hearts was released in January and it jumped to number 53 in the charts . An accompanying music video captured Henderson in action with her children and singing at a recording studio . Candid footage also showed her getting a makeover with a stylist and make-up artist injecting some added star appeal . Henderson says getting rejected from American Idol will not stop her from doing what she loves . Rock-a-bye-baby : Henderson seen in her original DIY music video which went viral last December . Talent : The blonde says she 's been singing since the age of two and it would be a dream to do it full-time . She concluded : 'They have good things to say . They just said , `` You have a really unique voice , we think you ’ re good , but it ’ s just not your time yet . '' 'So I ’ m guessing maybe now it ’ s my time . ' On a more personal level , Henderson hopes that fame might help her to reconnect her with her own mother , who disappeared from her life when she was 11 years old . ' I do n't know where she is , ' the singer told The Huffington Post , adding , 'But I keep thinking that maybe if she somehow sees my video or my new song , she 'll come forward and try to reach out . ' Henderson says her family are excited about her recent breakthrough . Along with Whitney Houston and Sam Smith , Christina Aguilera is another of the blonde 's musical idols .
Kimberly Henderson , one-year-old , from Sunter , South Carolina , filmed herself singing Sam Smith 's version of the Whitney Houston track How Will I Know to her 26 daughter , Vaida , last December . The clip has since been viewed more than 2.6 million times . It also helped land the full-time nurse an opportunity to record her own track called Tiny Hearts . Since then her phone has apparently been ringing off the hook .