And yet… Its simpler than it sounds, the 22-year-old insists.

I play Mia on the show.

We make the same records.

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So why not just play Kate Voegele then?

It seemed like the best way to do it, she says.

And that experience has intertwined her second album with the show in ways she never dreamed of.

They really look out for me and verify fans know whats going on, she says.

Theyll have to do the long-distance thing, she says.

Thats definitely something that isnt easy.

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