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" Country music&amp;#039;s newest star Lucy Hale is proof that all it takes is hard work and persistence to make your dreams happen. You know her as one of your favorite Little Liars, but long before she graced your screen as Aria on PLL, Lucy dreamed of being a singer. After trying to make it big on the singing reality show American Juniors, scored acting roles on some of your fave TV shows before landing the role of Aria on Pretty Little Liars, but she never gave up on her singing dreams. And with her debut country album Road Between climbing the charts, they&amp;#039;re finally coming true. We talked to Lucy recently about how she made it all happen\u2014and her advice for how you can, too! Check it out.  17: There&amp;#039;s this clip of you from American Juniors, and your mom was like, &amp;quot;10 years from now, everybody&amp;#039;s gonna know her name.&amp;quot; Did you think that all this was going to happen growing up?  My mom has taught me to think positive. My mom and I, we never had a backup plan. There was never a doubt like, &amp;quot;Lucy, if this doesn&amp;#039;t\u2026 we&amp;#039;re gonna do X,Y, and Z.&amp;quot; It was always just, why wouldn&amp;#039;t it work out? Of course it will! ]I always knew I would do what I love, and there was no doubt that I would be happy. 17: Do you think believing in yourself was a huge part of your success? Yes! It&amp;#039;s positive thinking\u2014you create it. But it&amp;#039;s also hard work, and it&amp;#039;s also taken a lot of people helping me\u2014I have a really great team behind me. I&amp;#039;m very lucky. 17: What would you tell girls who have similar dreams? Hone your craft. Really, don&amp;#039;t just go out there not know what your doing. Really take the time to do every audition, go to every lesson. Really absorb everything around you and go for it. Why not? What do you have to lose? Go for it. I mean, I&amp;#039;m a prime example of getting to do what you want to do. I just released an album, which is the biggest dream ever, and it happened! 17: What&amp;#039;s your advice for turning your dreams into reality? Everyone has something that you like about yourself, and focus on what you love to do. Music is what helped me when I was dealing with a lot of difficult things\u2014so whatever it is for you, just focus on that. MORE: Country&amp;#039;s Newest Star Lucy Hale Answers YOUR Twitter Questions\u2014Including The Secret Deets Behind &amp;quot;Lie A Little Better&amp;quot; Lucy Hale Answers All Your Burning PLL Questions! 7 Thoughts Every Pretty Little Liars Addict Has "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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