The producers were impressed and subsequently decided to work with her.
However, the album was postponed and an extended play titled As If! She sang gospel songs in church throughout her childhood.
Ferreira is of Native American, Portuguese, and Brazilian descent.
A month later, Ferreira announced on her official Facebook page that the new album is expected to be released on Summer 2012 and the first single on February 2012.
She subsequently appeared in the video for Pop the Glock by Uffie and starred in the 2010 film Putty Hill directed by Matthew Porterfield.
At age 13, she started taking opera lessons to refine her singing voice.