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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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Speaker 2: Holly Bailey's been nominated for a Grammy alongside her sister

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Speaker 2: as the R and B duo Chloe x Holly, but

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Speaker 2: the singer and actress recently confirmed to Cosmo she'll be

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Speaker 2: releasing her solo EP before the year's end. She's also

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Speaker 2: been busy as an actress, recently starring as Ariel and

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Speaker 2: the live action Little Mermaid and in the upcoming musical

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Speaker 2: adaptation of The Color Purple as Nettie, and both of

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Speaker 2: these characters were major influences on her mindset in the studio,

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Speaker 2: Holly says Ariel was like my college experience. She was

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Speaker 2: the one to say, look, look what you have in

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Speaker 2: you you can Nettie was the same type of person,

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Speaker 2: almost in a spiritual way. These characters are speaking to

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Speaker 2: me and teaching me. It's cool to learn things about

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Speaker 2: life through their eyes. All musical inspiration really just comes

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Speaker 2: from life experiences. Love has been a really big one

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Speaker 2: for me too, because that's something I'm experiencing for the

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Speaker 2: first time. The Color Purple. It's theaters on Christmas Day.

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Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.