Samantha Mumba

People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone - but that's a price you pay.

When I'm out with a group I hide in the corner and get legless. I just make sure my friends shield me.

But I've had to act and not depend on my voice so much.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

I hate the bad rap that people give my parents. Because they are just parents, really, at the end of the day trying to stand up for their daughter and themselves.

I am happy to the spokeswoman for this French youth that tomorrow will be spearhead new hope in the shape of the National Front.