21 Quotes by Naima Adedapo

My first impression when I made it through was 'Good, because I'm going to prove to you that I deserve to be here', because they told me that sometimes I lack confidence in my performance and sometimes I'm not as consistent as they'd like me to be.

I prefer to sing in the shower because the acoustics make you sound great, baby.

It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.

If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.

It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know that I'm a singer, and a lot of people that know I can sing don't know I can dance. And so, I feel like at some point I have to show them both and really be able to display it and showcase it, and put that out there.

I've been doing African dance all my life.

I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

I wouldn't mind doing Broadway, but I am definitely trying to get a album out there first.