At age four, was spotted in a dance class and booked in a television appearance

Landed a starring role in "The Hot Mikado", a Dublin stage production based upon the legendary Gilbert and Sullivan opera

Having bluffed her way into an exclusive club, gave demo tape to Louis Walsh, the creator of the Irish pop singing groups Boyzone and Westlife

Dropped out of school at age seventeen to record debut album "Gotta Tell You"; the title single reached Number Two on the British pop charts

Cracked the US Top Ten with catchy hit "Gotta Tell You"; followed up with the club track "Baby Come On Over"

Featured in the remake of "The Time Machine", directed by author H.G. Wells' great-grandson Simon Wells