Born in 1991 in Basildon, Essex, U.K., Emma Blackery grew up on a diet of classic pop before discovering the pop-punk of Green Day, blink-182, and My Chemical Romance in her teens. Inspired by this newfound scene, Blackery started to write her own material, and by the time she was 18 had joined a local band and was gigging around Essex. After a few unsuccessful stints in other bands, she decided to go her own way in 2012 and started to upload her own music to her video channel. Although initially not making many waves musically, she started to vlog on a regular basis, uploadin...