If you’re under 25, you’ll remember that the music landscape of 2005 to 2015 was dominated by girl power: it was a glorious era when pop queens reigned supreme, from Katy Perry and Rihanna to Lady Gaga, Kesha and Carly Rae Jepsen. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were already in the second act of their careers and all over the headlines, and the diva pack of the 1990s – Shania, Whitney, Celine and Mariah – were still pumping out hits.
Wherever in the Western world you grew up, these artists left a lasting impression, but the impact they made on Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, born in Willard, Missouri on 19 February 1998, was particularly lasting. There were several reasons for this, the most prominent one being that she was raised in…
