Debby Ryan Talks About Her Album Debut With MTV News

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Kristen Stewart may have some fierce competition for my heart because I kind of have a thing for Debby Ryan now. 

Thanks to my 6-year-old niece, I discovered Debby from her popular Disney channel show Jessie, where she plays a nanny by the same name to four adopted children of a high-profile couple in New York City.

Over the past weekend, Debby attended the Kids Choice Awards and stunned with her sleek red-orange hair wearing a cut out dress and stealing my heart. The girl looked good! On the orange carpet she opened up about her music but spilled more with MTV News.

For a while Debby tried to avoid the Disney star cliché of becoming an actress turned singer but she admits to MTV News, “I have all of these songs I’ve written over the course of some time, especially in the last month,” the 19-year-old said. “I’m putting together in my home studio. My brother is an amazing producer, one of my best friends is an incredible songwriter and really liked my lyrics, and we worked together and ended up writing about 12 songs now for the record, and I think it’s going to come out the end of the summer, which I’m excited about.”

Debby also talked about finding music inspiration in former Disney star Demi Lovato as well as from Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Check out MTV News correspondent Christina Garibaldi talk to Debby Ryan about her debut album, music influences and spring fashion trends.