I wanted very badly to be a mum. I'm a very maternal person. But at the point that I met Emilio I was focusing on a career. I never would have thought that I would get married at 21 and much less be a mum by 23.

As an entertainer, my job is to help people have fun.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly.

I will keep my word. My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it's like to lose it.

My family regarded the end of my career as a sign they could really enjoy life a bit rather than cancelling plans on the back of a poor result - it happened many times!

I've always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I've heard and read so many things about my family that I can no longer believe anything; every relative I question has a completely different story from the last.

When you have children, you don't have downtime, but I have a family life that is rich and fulfiling.