Judith Hill Reveals What Michael Jackson Was REALLY Like - EXCLUSIVE

Judith Hill probably isn’t a name that many of you know, but you probably should considering she has worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Prince, and John Legend and featured in Oscar-winning documentary, ‘20 Feet From Stardom’, before the release of her debut solo album, 'Back In Time’.

We mean, that is definitely no small feat.

The amazing singer also participated in the US TV series of 'The Voice’, sparking complaints and backlash against the show when she was eliminated from the competition, which must have made her departure a little easier for her to swallow.

With such an amazing back-catalogue of musical legends listed as her collaborators, when we caught up with Judith we just had to get all the goss on what it is like working with literal superstars - oh, as well as find out first-hand what the iconic Michael Jackson was really like as a person.

The 31-year-old was selected as MJ’s duet partner for his 'This Is It’ concert tour, practicing closely with him in the months leading up to his sudden death on June 25th 2009, and Judith attracted global attention when she performed at the star’s memorial at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles on July 7th of the same year, leading on his song 'Heal The World’, and impressing fans across the globe.

Discussing what it was like working with Michael, Judith admitted that he was a little intimidating but mostly just pretty bloomin’ inspiring, telling us: “He’s an incredible icon. You just pinch yourself when you’re on stage and have the opportunity to really see greatness and experience greatness.

“Michael is everything in that way and I think for me at the time, coming out of seniot college, I was very green - I hadn’t really done a huge tour. Working with Michael Jackson was an experience, it blew my mind because everything about him really caught on.

“His spirit made me jam in what he believed in, it really inspired me and showed me that there’s so much that can be done as an artists, not just as a great singer; how much power you have, and seeing it first-hand from Michael, was life-changing.”

We can only imagine.

And with Judith being the one to work with Michael the most in the months before he passed away she knew him incredibly well on a personal level, adding: “He’s very sweet, a very, very kind person. Just very gracious and warm-hearted.

“He was very much a perfectionist, he was an expert and he inspired us to be experts. It was very much a great challenge of how to become greater and he’s very intimidating in that way because you’re sharing a stage with Michael Jackson, but he really encouraged me.

“He directed me in a lot of things and I was very excited to see him as a singer.”

And as if one legend’s name on her CV wasn’t enough, Judith also had the privilege of being sought out by Prince when it came to recording her debut album, explaining to us: “Prince found me through an interview that I did in the States where they asked me 'Who would be your dream collaboration?’ and I had said Prince.

“He saw that and reached out personally. His management contacted my management and said 'Hey, Prince wants to call Judith’ and so he personally called me on the phone and I was freaking out and then he invited me up to Paisley Park to just jam and that’s really how it all started.

“We hit it off and musically we just started creating and that is how my record, Back In Time, came together.”

Erm, casual? And if anybody is reading this then we’d love to 'collab’ with Harry Styles…

Despite a list of collaborators that most singers could only dream of, Judith told us that she is more than ready to be finally going solo and shining on her own, revealing: “I’m ready to go solo, this is so exciting for me to finally share my music with the world and this is definitely the moment for me.

“I might be touring with Prince in the near future as he’s been working with the band, so we will definitely keep you posted on that. I’m just excited to finally perform and share my music with everyone.

“Right now I’m in a year of travelling, touring and performing and that’s the most pressing and immediate thing and that’s exciting to me.”

We don’t blame you for being excited, babes - it looks like your time has finally come.

Judith Hill’s debut album, Back In Time, is out NOW!