Naima Adedapo Quotes

#1. I wouldn't mind doing Broadway, but I am definitely trying to get a album out there first.

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#2. I've been doing African dance all my life.

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#3. I prefer to sing in the shower because the acoustics make you sound great, baby.

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#4. It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.

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#5. I have thought about the next steps, and you know, they still don't know that I can dance. They don't know it, and it's frustrating me because I feel that it's an edge that I have, and I'm not talking about I took this hip hop class, I'm talking about this is how people actually know me.

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#6. If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.

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#7. I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.

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#8. Always stay true to yourselves.

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#9. My first impression when I made it through was 'Good, because I'm going to prove to you that I deserve to be here', because they told me that sometimes I lack confidence in my performance and sometimes I'm not as consistent as they'd like me to be.

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#10. I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

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#11. I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me.

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#12. The live setting is always better for me. I usually thrive at live. I feel like having a band behind me and being able to interact with the crowd helps boost my energy up.

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#13. It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know that I'm a singer, and a lot of people that know I can sing don't know I can dance. And so, I feel like at some point I have to show them both and really be able to display it and showcase it, and put that out there.

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