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In an interview, Julia is recognised for her Shakespearian language. When she was asked what lyrics made her wish she had written them, she responded: "I think Fiona Apple always does that to me" (Baltin. S. 2021). Apple corresponds her music with her persona and facing reality. This is seen in Micheals tracks like "Happy".

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Adam Levine influenced Micheals that it's okay to make mistakes within her performance in music. Julia explained: "When I was on tour I would get so nervous, and he would be like, “Just laugh at yourself. You’re going to mess up, you're going to make mistakes. That’s ok." (Baltin. S. 2021)

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Talking Heads sparked Julia Micheals composition creativity when writing for Selena Gomez's album "Revival". Micheals and Gomez idolised Talking heads and during the process of working on hit song "Bad Liar" Julia suggested: ‘Why don’t we just write over the bass line from ‘Psycho Killer?’ (Trakin. R & Halperin. S. 2017).

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The Beatles star, Paul McCartney not only idolised by Swift, but inspired by Taylor himself, McCartney and Swift share personal experiences within simplicity of writing heartfelt stories in their music. "I feel as if i've been let into his heart and mind" (Papa. R. 2023) Swift shares. This is seen influenced within her music today.

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The Chicks were known to be a big inspiration in Swift's Country era. Swift spoke about watching them growing up: "Seeing the way they spoke their minds and channeled their anger and frustrations into their music" (Jones, B., & Keller, A. 2023) really inspired her. This is seen later in Swift's songs such as "Picture to Burn".

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Shania Twain created the blueprint of reinventing from the country genre, to the country-pop genre. This was first noticed in her song "Man! i feel like a woman!". "Taylor Swift was inspired by Shania Twain's career path after being told that country musicians couldn't transition to pop" (Macleod. M 2023). Which Swift did with album: 1989.

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When Lovato started out, she idolised Clarkson ability to compose her struggles, teaching her that she "didn't need to be perfect to be a pop star - and inspired her to speak up about issues that were important." (Newsdesk, 2020). Lovato later composed album "The Art Of Starting Over" talking about addiction and mental issues.

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Franklin and Lovato both engage with R&B. Lovato lists off women of colour such as Aretha Franklin that have influenced her creativity in music. Lovato fan-girled over Franklin from a young age stating: "These women of colour have shaped my musical journey"(Martin. A. 2020) Listening to Lovato's music, you can hear similarities between the two.

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Christina Aguilera, known for her powerful voice and career, Lovato expressed Aguilera's album "Stripped" showed growth and maturity, influencing Lovato's maturity with album: "Tell Me You Love Me". Lovato shared: "Thats what i hope to do someday and that i wanted to accomplish my vocal capabilities the way she did with the album." (iHeartRadio, 2017).

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Julia Micheals, American pop, EDM and RnB singer/songwriter known for her Shakespearian novelty and real persona. I found myself feeling inspired by Micheal's sound, tone, lyrical capability and collaborative work. Within my work, Julia Micheals influenced my collaborative side writing lyrics for artists. Doing so, i taught myself piano and guitar to expand my knowlegde.

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Demi Lovato is a Pop, Rock and RnB singer/songwriter praised for her incredible vocal range and live performance. Vocally, Lovato has pushed me to work on my range and emotion in my own performance. Her vocal runs, twang notes and belts inspired me to train my vocals so i too, could have this capability.

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Taylor Swift is an American pop singer/songwriter recognised for her music reinventions and creative storytelling. From a young age, i attended 2 of her concerts and was in complete awe, knowing then music was something i wanted to pursue. Lyrically influenced by Swift's use of metaphoric narrative language, i inspired to write like Swift.