[hider=Erica Johansen] [color=ec008c][center][h1]Erica Johansen[/h1] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1bArSIDW2bI/UGOAINi8EKI/AAAAAAAAAYY/V4UPaAQS-4g/s1600/ArielBloomerIconForHireFlowerClip.jpg[/img] [i]Some things are not as they seem, holding on tight to yesterday's dream. Some things are worth fighting for all we need are hearts like yours! [b]-Ariel, Icon For Hire (in the song Hearts Like Yours)[/b][/i][/center][/color] [center][h2]Basic Info[/h2][/center] [color=ec008c][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Erica Ingrid Johansen[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Nicknames[/u][/b][/color] [sup]"I mean, my most common nicknames are 'shut up' or 'who gives a damn', I mean, I know they're not proper nicknames but they might as well be..."[/sup] [indent]- Err - She's more than happy with Erica, just don't call her Ingrid- she hates it[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color] [indent]17- about 6 weeks off of her 18th/[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Female[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Sexual Orientation[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Hetreo-romantic asexual[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Standing at a short 5'2" Erica has a slim, although not quite tiny, waist. She has striking light hazel eyes that can occasionally come off as a light brown or a clear blue under the right lighting. She has choppy, straight, shoulder length hair dyed bright pink accompanied by purple highlights, sometimes accompanied by some black, depends on if she can be bother to do it when she dyes it. She keeps on top of dying her hair so it never shows it's natural chestnut brown colour. As far as makeup goes she usually wears a natural foundation, bright pink lipstick and a smokey eye look, however, she often experiments with different looks and styles. she describes her clothing style as 'modest yet crazy and out-there' She has a small scar on her left eyelid from pinching and burning herself with an eyelash curler, it's not too obvious unless you're up close. It's often hidden under makeup anyway. She never used one of those "damned things" since. Despite that Erica has a small nose ring through her right nostril and a tongue piercing. She often has the words "You are beautiful" written in sharpie on her right arm, leading up to her wrist, she hopes to have it tattooed when she turns 18.[/indent] [hr][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/lEWfTbl.gif[/img][/center] "[color=ec008c]"I'm not afraid to be who I am and that's something you're going to have to learn to deal with,"[/color]" [hr] [center][h2]Inner Workings Of The Mind[/h2][/center] [color=ec008c][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Erica is a pink-haired, make-up wearing young woman with a love of making clothes. The concoction for a girly girl, right? Well if you thought Erica as so you're very wrong, despite a small collection of girly interests when it comes to girly Erica is anything but. She generally enjoys the company of guys over girls. Erica likes to get her hands dirty and has no problem with mud or grime. Erica is feisty, determined and, mentally, strong. She will stand up to rumours and bullying. She's very headstrong and stubborn and can become very short-tempered around people or situations that annoy her. She's sarcastic yet cares for others. With her multiple of younger siblings she feels inclined to protect those significantly younger than her. She knows what she wants, she knows the world isn't fair but that's going to stop her from nothing. She very much a daydreamer and often imagines ways to make the world a better place, she also has a passion to make it so. She's also a Christian. she doesn't promote it but she will not deny it if asked and she doesn't take precautions to hide it.[/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Likes[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Music [*] Children [*] Baking [*] Tea [*] Hugs [*] Chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven [*] Storms- ones with heavy rain and lots of thunder and lightning [*] Horror Movies [/list][/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*] Sleeping in [*] People who can't look after themselves or be mature when situation call for it [*] Wet socks [*] Headlice- they're such a pain to get rid of [*] Soppy romance movies[/list][/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Fears[/u][/b][/color] [indent]- Snakes - Changing for anyone but herself - Failing at a responsibility laid upon her[/indent] [center][img]http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4342323/ariel-for-hire-ariel-bloomer-o.gif[/img] [i]"...And that's a camera in my face. Gotta get used to thus... Uh... Hi?"[/i][/center] [hr] [color=ec008c][b][u]Strengths[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Bilingual- Fluent in Norwegian and English [*]Musically gifted in vocals and piano [*] Passionate about what she believes in and what she wants[/list][/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*] Stubborn [*] She can't dance, however, she enjoys 'dancing' to music in her special way [*] Has trouble admitting when she's wrong[/list][/indent] [color=ec008c][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Norwegian-born, American-raise. Erica was the firstborn to a Norwegian mother, Freya, and half-Norwegian half-American, Michael, father late one stormy night- or early if that's how you wish to look at it. Her father was a dentist and her mother an accountant. Erica spent her first 6 years in Oslo, Norway, learning basic English through her father alongside the tongue of her homeland. During this time her mother conceived 2 more children. Erica was quite a cheerful young girl and would show affection to her siblings everywhere, she was proud of them. At 6 Michael got a better job offer in America after being recommended by his American-dwelling brother. Erica was excited for her next adventure, not realising the challenges she'd face Initially, America was [I]scary[/I]. Everyone talked so differently, and so fast, Erica wasn't that skilled at English yet. Because of he language barrier Erica was home-schooled through her younger years, her uncle and father teaching her English and taking her, and her siblings, out into situations where she was forced o listen to and sometime communicate in English such as church and shops and even one of her dad's meetings. Eventually she got the hang of English and went into a public middle school. Over these 4 year her mother conceived twice more- 2 girls. During middle school Erica's eyes were opened to much of the temptations and problems of the world around her and abroad- outside the bubble she'd lived in for so long. At that young age she decided she wanted to do something- to make a difference- something more then throwing some mealy coins into a donation box. Her passion drove her to write songs armed with her keyboard and voice. She'd often perform little performances for her family and close friends one occasions. Going into high school her mother, just having her 6th child, became victim to breast cancer. In this time Erica's loud opinions made her the victim of bullying. Eventually she feel into the hands of depression. For a while she gave up on everything altogether, hope and her beloved music. At the time she felt her life a curse, bad stuff piled upon her as she had to often become a carer with her father out working a lot to earn enough for the family of 8 and cover her mother's medical fees. She even worked to earn some money for the family for a while. Eventually, though, she learnt to change her pain into music-helpful music. What she once saw as a curse she now sees a blessing- she now knows how to approach these problems through music. Her mother's still fighting cancer and Erica is still on the recovery route from depression but loves how much it drives her music. That was when she decided to sign up for Fame Manor. [/indent] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/MffPXzM.gif[/img] [i]*Sass overload*[/i][/center] [center][h2][/h2][/center] [color=ec008c][b][u]Talent[/u][/b][/color] Songwriting/singing [color=ec008c][b][u]Audition Summary[/u][/b][/color] The day was coming to a close and the men and women chosen to select the 24 young people were getting tired. Tired physically but also tired of the continuous flow of young 'singers' with their guitars or pianos attempting to be the next 'Taylor Swift' or 'Justin Bieber'. A couple stood out but for the most part the sappy love songs and amateur pop melodies wee getting [I]old[/I] so when Erica come in, synth keyboard in hand, they wee doing all they could to not grown at what they assumed to be another attempt to become a pop star. Then she started and they found themselves very wrong. Bringing an electro-influence rock song to the tables alongside her impressive, although many had been as impressive vocally, what really impressed them what she sang about. Her first song about making a difference despite the human will o stay in your 'place' and pretend you have not place to change anything and the second about pushing through the trials of life- her uniqueness in her music and lyric made her stick in their minds and she got in [color=ec008c][b][u]Miscellaneous/extra[/u][/b][/color] [center][img]http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m84u6nVrqf1qhx1yto1_r1_500.gif[/img] [i]"I'm ready to stand up for anyone, the young, the old, the smart, the dumb and all in between"[/i][/center] [hr] [/hider]