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V-Correspondent - Cherie Oakley

Cherie Oakley's blog

This self-proclaimed shy girl from Nashville is getting increasingly comfortable in the limelight. She's toured as a backup singer with Carrie Underwood and Gretchen Wilson among others and is a successful songwriter as well. Her song, "Turn on the Radio," was a number one hit for Reba.

Cherie's Initial Thoughts & Confessions

My Initial Thoughts about "The Voice"

Well, I'm here and this is ... interesting! I have just soaked a lot of things in. I watch how people interact and handle themselves. I've definitely had my inner rolling the eyes and thinking "Oh brother!" moments like hearing a conversation take place where a girl was going on and on about what's so hot about herself.  Do people REALLY talk like that?? I've also had moments where I sat next to someone and within 5 min. wondered if I'll have to room with that person and if so, knowing that I'd have to shoot myself.

I've also had genuine and interesting conversations with a lot of people who have done a lot in their careers already and come from a more humble place ... I gravitate towards these people ... I see how some people are the attention seekers and wonder if it's a bad thing that I'm not ... I don't think it's good that no one can remember how to pronounce my name but it's just not me to fight for attention, so in a crowd a many attention seekers ... I'm not the one that's remembered or the one that sticks out ... These shows are funny, you starts to wonder so many things and wonder what winds up being good or bad. At the end of the day, I'm just me and people will either like me or not ... I don't know how to be anything else but me. Everyone with the production team are just awesome. I am really having the time of my life so far and I enjoy being so busy ... I love to work, I love being busy ...

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