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So let me get this straight, you left playing pop/rock along the Jersey Shore to move to California to play country? I’ve always been a country singer, my first album was my foray into the Music industry, and I was told and advised to stay more of a pop/rock route. My first label even told me that I sing with a little too much of a “twang”, which I had to suppress to fit the mold. I’m no longer fitting the mold, and am being true to my inner voice, which is country. I am a country singer, first and foremost. I always have been, always will be. My decisions follow the title of my new album The Heart Decides. All I did for each decision was truly follow my heart while never forgetting the importance of being a doer rather than just a dreamer. Unlike other generations of artists like Springsteen that left NJ for California, you are Watch Anjelia’s video for “Walls” New Jersey Stage Article Index Next Article Events 20