It actually helped me sign contracts with record labels and management teams (…) it just went very fast after Idols. - Hind Laroussi

Oh, yeah, many, many times. I often cried on the phone when I was talking to my parents. At some point, I almost lost my confidence. My hair started to fall out from all the stress. My mother told me to come back home, but I told her that I believed in my songs and that I had to stay and give it a shot.

I was raised as a Muslim but my family and I celebrated both Muslim and Christian holidays.

All contestants were imitating famous singers (…) I was imitating Vanessa Williams and managed to reach the finals