I would hate to be a new artist or writer in town today. But somehow the cream continues to rise. If there's one who's great, he just jumps out of the pack like you can't believe.

I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen.

Nowadays you need so much money to be able to launch a new artist, notably in America; you would hardly believe the sums involved.

Just to be nominated, and especially as a new artist and a female artist, is a feat. Winning anything is just a bonus.

As a new artist, you come out, and there are so many other new artists. It seems like there's a whole wave of new artists that come along every year. In '05, I was part of the crop. It was a lot harder trying to set myself apart from the rest of the pack.

It's silly to call me the new Ed Sheeran. He can fill stadiums as a solo artist, but I'm not like that.