Love. It’s the inspiration for a seemingly endless number of pop songs, the theme of so many great works in literature and the elusive quest that’s supposed to conquer all.
But on her self-titled debut, 17-year-old Kylie Jean isn’t interested in talking about love the same way they do in songs featured on “American Idol” or in the latest episode of “The Hills.” Rather, Kylie is intentional about singing about a love of another kind—the unconditional, never wavering, life-affirming love of God.

“One thing I want everyone who listens to my music to walk away with is the revelation of just how much God loves him/her,” Kylie says. “And all they really need to do in life is be a true son or daughter of the King. That’s what life is really all about—not all the other stuff we get caught up in.”

For a young woman of only 16, Kylie is surprisingly self-assured, something she chalks up to her relationship with God and a supportive family. And unlike the majority of people who figure out “what they want to be when they grow up” a little closer to college, Kylie’s mom vividly remembers the day she knew Kylie would sing about her growing faith for a living.

“The story my Mom always tells me is that I was sitting in a Christian bookstore, looking up at all the CDs on the shelves, and I got this look on my face. And she was like ‘Kylie, what’s up? What are you thinking?’ And I said ‘I was thinking about what I would feel like when I saw my CD in the store,’” Kylie recalls. “I’ve always been a very visionary person, and I’ve always known I was going to do music. It was just a matter of waiting for God’s timing.”

Emphasizing that she’s been “very blessed and appreciative of my parents because they’re really visionary,” Kylie says they’ve been her greatest support of what God has given her to do with her life.