The person that I had in mind from the start was Usher,” she told us. “I have been such a fan of his since I was a little girl. The first cassette that I ever bought with my own money was his single ‘U Make Me Wanna,’ which I still have today. I had said into the camera that he is somebody that has touched all different genres – pop, soul, Latin, R&B – and because he’s [also] an entertainer and a dancer, he is somebody that I would love to be the female version of.”

“When I was standing in front of all four coaches, I was just so humbled and the moment was very surreal for me,” she continued. “And to see Shakira turn around [as well] – I respect her as a Latina, I respect what she’s done for us Latin women, for the whole Latin community, so I was starting to get a little shifted towards her, because of her energy, her beauty and how much respect I have for her. It was tough for me, but I still had to go with who I initially wanted to go with, and that was Usher.”