Dixie D’Amelio describes the artists that inspired her debut album, a letter to me.
Dixie D’Amelio was raised on Top 40 pop. As a 2000s kid, she gravitated towards the bubblegum sounds of Katy Perry’s One of the Boys and Teenage Dream.
She was only 10 when Perry’s seminal sophomore record came out, so the campy and playful innuendo packed into songs like “Peacock” totally went above her head.
Her childhood pop culture diet also consisted of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and The Jonas Brothers, plus Disney and Nickelodeon projects starring musicians as lead characters
Every song from the Hannah Montana movie is in my brain forever,” Dixie says, also referencing High School Musical as another favorite.
Ironically, aughts and 2010s TV shows and movies about teens and young adults navigating fame have heavily influenced her own work as an artist.
For her debut album, she took inspo from Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus.