born into a family of singers and writers, baron was introduced to many musical genres by her family at an early age. noting her singing talents, her parents brought their young child to auditions for musical theater productions in new york city. the singer joined glee clubs at school and formed her own female singing groups at school. at the age of 11, she heard her first "rock and roll" song. this affected her taste in music and desire to emulate the style; it was the first time she heard a rock group with a female lead singer. this was significant since she realized that she could be a lead singer.