Perth artist Samantha Jade began her career as a songwriter before winning The X Factor Australia in 2012, and the years since have seen the pop star continue to grow as a triple-threat singer, songwriter and actor. To give a little more insight into the songs that inspire her sound, Jade has selected all the tracks in this playlist and written about a few of her favourites below. Jagged Edge, “Let’s Get Married” “This is my high school jam! I remember putting it on and dancing up a storm at school discos in the gymnasium. It’s only now I know how special the meaning is behind the song and lyrics!” Omarion, “Ice Box” “I remember listening to this song on repeat as I was about to work with Timbaland, and thought this was one of the best-written songs. Production-wise it was out of this world!” Beyoncé, “Hold Up” “Wow—watching this video for the first time, Queen Bey in her yellow dress giving us such an incredible performance, showing us why she is the queen.” JoJo, “Demonstrate” “My first placement as a songwriter was for JoJo’s song ‘Secret Love’. It’s the track that got me my publishing deal. From that day on, I followed her career. She is one of the best vocalists of our generation!” Zac Poor & Reo, “Hi :)” “Zac Poor is my best friend in the whole world. We came up in the industry together, and it’s been such a pleasure watching him grow as an artist. He is hands down one of the best songwriters I’ve ever worked with.”