I don't actually get that many DMs. I tell myself that it's because guys might be intimidated, but I'm not that sure.

I wish I could teleport and cut out the travelling in between gigs. I want the luxury of the shows without the painful bits stuck on a tour bus.

I had a difficult childhood. I had lots of anxiety and questions. I found the world scary and intimidating.

I think people look back at the '90s as a golden era of female empowerment.

I want to be an artist that grows slowly. If you appear overnight, there's a chance that you will also just disappear overnight.

When I was younger, I would listen to Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah: lots of '90s R&B.

Being a creative person, I want to feel the highs and the lows.

I found being a teenager quite difficult, actually. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and now, looking back at it, I really wish that I had relaxed and just enjoyed it more.

I think knowing where you came from and where you want to go is really important.

There's so many R&B songs where guys are talking about a clingy girl, like, 'I don't want a girlfriend, and this girl's so clingy, and blah blah blah.' But I'm a woman, and I've been in situations that have been the reverse of that, so I wanted to tell that story.

I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person. I always tell somebody what I am looking for, and I don't want people to waste my time, basically.

I remember trying so hard to get into Bon Iver. I'd lie in bed listening with my eyes screwed up, like, 'This is just depressing me.'

I'm the biggest Drake fan - my favorite is 'Tuscan Leather' because it's like three songs in one, and for somebody that's obsessed with keys, the outro has the best keys ever.

I definitely idolised Beyonce growing up.

I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural.

Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough to be white.

I grew up listening to loads of afrobeats; my grandad's Sierra Leonean, so that was always around. My mum loves those kind of beats, too.

I really wanted to find my own path.

I can't believe that I'm MTV's Brand New for 2018. Big love to MTV for even giving me this opportunity and to all the fans for voting.

Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas, we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns.

'Finders Keepers' is guaranteed to create a vibe. If I'm having a difficult show, then I know I've got that song at the end to turn it around, and the phones will come out.

Gigs are my favourite thing - even the not so good ones, because you always learn something.

Harry Styles threw a cream pie at my face in front of 15,000 people to thank me for the months we spent on the road.

Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and I am nervous about these things,' and that makes all the difference.