In January 2017 at the age of 16, Jackie faced backlash and became the target of vicious Twitter bullying for singing the national anthem at President Trump’s inauguration. Previously she’d opened up to PEOPLE about her family being a “big target” due to the fact that her sister, Juliet, is transgender. Jackie says it’s her family’s undying support that keeps her grounded and able to keep following her passion in the public eye.

“My family has helped me a lot, but I do have to say that growing up I always heard horror stories about people achieving some amount of fame and changing into something awful because of it,” she says. “I never ever wanted that for myself.”

But as we can see, despite the challenging experiences early in her life, Jackie has proven to be a fighter and has managed to come out on the other side with success and a wealth of life lessons to help guide her in the future.

And for fans of Jackie, there is some great news! Well, we will let you hear from Jackie herself regarding this….

“Fans can expect new material early next year that I think caters to both young and old,” Jackie says about continuing her success. “I finally get to have full control of the direction I want to go in now that I’m 18.”

This is just another reason why so many fell in love with her from her very first performance. And we wish her all the best in the future.

 

 

Source: People Magazine

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