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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Erica Thompson

16-year-old ‘Boop!’ actress talks overcoming illness, forging her own path in music

Angelica Hale (left) stars as Trisha and Jasmine Amy Rogers stars as Betty Boop in “Boop! The Musical” at the CIBC Theater. (© MatthewMurphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Teenage singer and actress Angelica Hale recalls writing her first song at 7 years old. 

Titled “What’s It Like” — which would later become the name of her 2020 EP — the song was borne out of Hale’s desire to make it big like Whitney Houston, Ariana Grande and the performers she saw on the Disney Channel.

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