Misha B first appeared as a contestant on X Factor in 2011, but after much controversy she was voted off in the semi-finals. She will release her new single, Do You Think Of Me, in November. Here, the singer talks about supporting Nicki Minaj on tour You were known on X Factor for choosing your outfits and direction.

Have you been able to do that for your shows with Nicki Minaj? YES, it’s been great. I really wanted high-energy arrangements and routines.

It’s all about having a good time.

I’m doing four songs at these shows, and then a medley as well, a mash-up of different things; songs I like, and songs people have heard me sing before.

When did you find out you’d be supporting Nicki?

In July. I didn’t believe my manager when she told me. I remember a year or so ago talking with a friend, and we were saying how mad it would be if we even managed to meet Nicki Minaj, and here I am supporting her.

When you left X Factor did you wonder how you were going to make a career?

I did, but I know that I love music, and I knew there would be people who wanted to hear music from me and would enjoy it, so I just feel blessed that there are people who are doing that already.

Did you enjoy being on the show?

It was wicked. I’ve yet to see any of the live shows I was on. I’ve seen the auditions and early rounds.

Time just flies.

How did you think you came across on the show? You were portrayed as a bully.

It’s a TV entertainment show, so a lot of that is out of the contestants’ hands. Judges have a lot more power than the contestants, and the comments that were made, well, Louis apologised a lot, and I still haven’t spoken to Tulisa. I was worrying about how I was going to come across, and we were under a lot of pressure. We went from being people who walked down the street without anyone caring who we were, to people watched by millions, all of who have an opinion about you. There were loads of things going on. I am, and I was on the show, just a girl living a dream, and that’s it.

We’ve heard the two songs you’ve released – Home Run and Do You Think Of Me – but when is the album out?

It’ll be out in March. Before that there’ll be the third single, and there’ll be a little batch of music around Christmas. There’ll be a couple of covers on that, and some new original material, too.

How have you enjoyed writing your music?

It’s been great, although I still have so much to learn. I’ve been in the studio with professionals, but I still feel like an amateur. I’m so excited to learn, and when I’m writing with other people, that’s all I want to do.

I’ve been writing with Iain James. I love Runway that we’ve written. It’s about models on a runway, and how they don’t care about what’s going on around them. I think we can all learn from that.