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Penny P might look like an ordinary girl at school, but on stages she is the UK’s youngest and most loved pop star.
This weekend I was invited to Penny P’s house for a special interview with the girl herself. As soon as I Stepped out of the car at 10 o’clock I was greeted by a massive hug from Penny and was instantly pulled into her house where I found her Mam in the kitchen setting out a buffet. Straight then I realised that Penny was no different from any other girl. After dinner at 12 o’clock we all took a stroll around the park before we settled into the conservatory to begin the interview.
You’ve been in the music business for 9 months now. What has it been like?
It’s been crazy. I’ve gone from being someone who nobody knows to someone who can’t even turn a corner without being ambushed from fans.
Are the fans really that bad?
No, I love my fans. It’s not so bad in my home town anymore because most people know I live here but even in Darlington I get asked for autographs from people I’ve known all my life. I find that awkward. The fans only get a bit too much when I go to a city and they follow me around. That gets a bit scary.
How did you get into the music business?
Well that is a long story.
Don’t worry we have all day.
Ok. It was the Easter holidays 2011. My big sister, my little brother and I were making a musical to show our parents. We always do this sort of things. My sister would write the songs and the script. I would do the costume and my brother would get the props. My parents decided to film it to show our grandparents in Devon. We put it on YouTube so they could see and after a week we got a comment from a record company in London who asked us to give them a ring. We rang them up and they told us they thought I would be a big hit if I came to London and recorded one of the songs from the musical as a test to play to a group of people to see if they would buy it. The following Saturday my mam, sister and I were on a train to London. The group loved the song and 9 months later here we are.
Yes we are. Was your sister ok with you using her song?
She was fine with it. She always writes songs about everything. When I lost my first tooth she wrote a song for me about the tooth fairy to make me feel better. It was really good. She has a box under her bed full of songs that are amazing. We keep asking her to sing them but she says no because their personal.
Do you ever feel the urge to steal one of her songs from the box?
No. I would never do that. She’s very obsessive about the box. She has the songs categorised by genre and then alphabetically. She would never forgive me if I stole one. Anyway the songs she writes for me are happier and more me than the ones in her box.
Does your sister write all your songs for you?
Yes. I was never that good with words, whereas my sister was top of her class at English. She writes them and I give her some of my profits. She doesn’t like taking money from me but I tell her that without the songs she writes I wouldn’t be making any money. Also she is trying to save money for a gap year after college so we both win. I get beautiful songs and she gets a beautiful trip abroad.
Well that sounds fair. How did it feel when your first ever single “I’m just living for today” hit NO.1 in 2 weeks?
It was unbelievable. I took about a week before it sunk in. I had only been recording for a month and then it was released. I was so nervous because I wasn’t sure if people would like me. I had to keep reminding myself that the test group liked me and that has to count for something. Then 2 weeks down the line it reached NO.1 and I was gobsmacked.
What do your school friends think of you now?
Well I always thought if I became a famous singer I would be extremely popular but to be honest I was more popular before I released the song.
Why do you think that is?
I think it is because they thought I would change so they dumped me before I dumped them but I don’t think I’ve changed at all. I still live a normal life. I’m not even allowed to spend my money. I get a little bit extra pocket money a month then I use to, but the rest of my money has gone into the bank for university and for when I’m older.
You still plan on going to university even with a long singing career in front of you?
Yes I love singing in front of thousands of people nearly every week but my dream has always been to be a vegetarian and I’m not going to give up on my dream just because I’m famous. I love animals just as much as I love singing so maybe in the future I will be able to juggle both being a singer and being a vegetarian but who knows because like my song says I’m just living for today.
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