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Chart topper Paige is now being said to be “the one to watch”. Paige hit number one with her first single ‘It is You’. After hitting the number one spot within the first week of it being released big names such as Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and will.i.am want to be featured in her music. We are privileged to have Paige with us now for her first ever interview with her humour and honesty.

How do you feel about your single hitting the number one spot so quickly?
Paige: It is immense, I can’t believe it. I was listening to the chart on Sunday and it got to number 5 with The Vamps and I thought I hadn't made it into the top 40. I was gutted. I only found out I made it to the top spot because my friends and family texted me congratulations and my twitter feed was going crazy. I honestly didn't think it would happen. I thank my fans so much.

So, what is ‘It is You’ about? Have you found your true love?
Paige: *Laughs* No, I have not found true love. I’m happy with my friends and family I don’t have time for a relationship with my workload at the moment, I am enjoying every second. I just found a tune that I liked and put some words to it, made a good jam by the looks of things. I think everybody can relate to the song about a relationship past or present. I am in the process of producing  my album so hopefully there is more good stuff to come.

Shall we expect anything else from you this year apart from your album?
Paige: Well, as soon as this album is released, my tour goes on sale too! Which is brilliant but I’m scared that no one will buy tickets. I’ve always dreamed of having a sell out tour. I will be only touring around Europe not big enough for the world yet. *laughs*

"I've always dreamed of having a sell out tour"

Any surprises for us? Such as collaborations?
Paige: Now that is a secret. All I’m going to say is that I’m not letting the Queen B get away that easily. Hopefully there is also a few remixes on the way but I don’t want to disappoint anyone if it doesn’t happen. To be in the music industry you need to be strong and have a thick skin.  I also have to be professional, I can’t be screaming and crying like super fan girl, imagine what the press would say! 

Where do you see yourself in the next 12 months?
Paige: Hopefully, my fans will stay with me and I can carry on releasing new songs and touring. I don’t want to go back to studying at college, that is not me. I am loving the lifestyle. I find it fun running away from fans and the press occasionally, I also enjoy the attention, it’s great. I love music and you don’t understand how happy it makes me that people love my music and want to hear me on the radio.

"I enjoy the attention"

Who inspired your music? Which artists did you listen to as a kid?
Oh, everyone! I would dress up and put on shows for my parents of me singing and dancing. I remember on Christmas when my parents had got me a keyboard and microphone, it was only pretend but I was so happy. I’m sure there is a video somewhere but that would be a bit too embarrassing. *laughs* As a kid I would listen to what my mom and dad listened to such as Madonna, R Kelly and The Spice Girls. But as I grew up I liked a range of artists from N-dubz to Busted, Avril Lavigne to Beyonce and now its Discoloure and Lorde. Wow, how times have changed.

It was lovely talking to you Paige. But finally do you have any messages for your fans?
Paige: I would just like to give many thanks to my fans as they have made my life worth living. I wouldn't have been able to make it without them and I am truly grateful. My fans are a part of me. 

"My fans are apart of me"