White caught the singing bug at around 5 years old after she saw Diana Ross' performance in the movie Lady Sings The Blues. The Los Angeles native grew up singing in church, where her mother was the choir director.
At 16, she tried out for the stage production of Dreamgirls even though the age limit was 18 or older. She made it through several rounds of auditions, but after realizing she couldn't skip school to go on tour, she left without even finding out if she'd landed the role.
Her first professional writing credit was on "Automatic Passion," which was recorded by R&B singer Stephanie Mills for her self-titled album in 1985.
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