NEW YORK – When Jackie Evancho was a young girl - well, younger than her 11 years - she remembers singing songs like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" around the house and getting a response far less adoring than the ovations she now commands.

"My family thought I was horrible," she says with a laugh, adding that things changed after her tonsils were removed.

ATLANTA – Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna didn't take long to pen her first tune, writing the winsome "A Deeper Conversation" after learning a meager three chords on her first guitar.

Yuna Zarai, 24, was a self-described bored law school student back then, in 2008. But sometimes it only takes a few notes from the right hands and a few words from the right voice to reveal a budding star. Zarai was recently signed to New York-based FADER Label Records and recently opened for Raphael Saadiq at select tour stops.

NEW YORK – This year Adele has dominated the music charts: back home in the U.K., in the U.S. and around the world.

In America, her sophomore album, "21" is platinum and spending its ninth week on top of the Billboard charts. Her single, "Rolling In the Deep," is currently No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts. And she's had even more success in Europe.

NEW YORK – British musical talent Ellie Goulding is about to get a little more famous: She's been selected to sing at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The information comes from someone familiar with preparations for Friday's royal wedding who was not authorized to speak on the matter publicly. That person says the singer, a sensation in Great Britain, will perform Elton John's "Your Song" as well as others from her own album.