To be clear, she's elated. "When I was young, I was such an alien girl," the singer, born Tinashe Kachingwe, laughs. She decides on a pointe-shoe pink for her toes, an apt choice for a performer ...

Tinashe, born Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, grew up in Kentucky idolizing Britney Spears and Janet Jackson. She moved to Los Angeles as a child and landed a few gigs in Hollywood, including a ...