The new year promises a new album from Ciara, but first, she looks back on her
journey to stardom on MTV’s “This Is How I Made It.” In the 10-minute episode,
the Atlanta singer reflects on the highs and lows of her career, her childhood,
and her idols (Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Sade).
In high
school, she ran track and did cheerleading, but her true passion was singing and
dancing. She joined the girl group Hearsay before auditioning for L.A. Reid and
getting signed to Arista Records. She recalls recording her debut single
“Goodies,” which was originally titled “Cookies.”
“I was 17 years old so
I really wanted to make sure that I spoke from the place that hopefully other
young girls would identity with,” said CiCi.
The song hit No. 1, but
Ciara was already thinking about her next hit. “I was so determined to just keep
getting better,” she said.
But with the ups comes the downs. A honest
Ciara opens up about the low sales of her 2010 album Basic Instinct.
“It’s definitely a little punch to the heart when something like that
happens,” she said. “However, those are the moments that define you. I learned a
lot not having the best days. I definitely didn’t think about quitting.”
Now Ciara is taking her experiences and channeling them into her new
album One Woman Army. “I’ve got some scars, I done crashed a few times. When you
learn to embrace those scars, you become stronger.”
She still has a long
way to go. “I’m far from where I wanna go, but I’m excited about the journey
ahead,” said an optimistic CiCi. “I wake up every day doing exactly what I wanna
do and there’s no better feeling than that.”
I definitely wish her success. She deserves it.
MH
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