Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holliday, Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge, Next, Musiq Soulchild, Daryl Coley Smokie Norful, Clark Sisters, Kim Burrell, Faith Evans, Kelly Price, John Legend, Eric Benet, Bryan McKnight, Tank, India Arie, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill,Ted & Sheri, The Winans Family, Walter & Edwin Hawkins Family