Career
Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, she moved with her family to Nashville, Tennessee at age 12 in 2001, where she signed a music publishing deal as a staff songwriter with Still Working Music, initially with the intention of developing a career in country music Instead, she chose a popular career and toured with the Backstreet Boys. At age 17, she released her debut album Instigator via Interscope Records in 2005.
She co-wrote all but one of the album"s songs with producer Toby Gad.