The couple relocated to Massachusetts after Guy attended Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton to prepare for ordination as a Christian minister.

[1] At an early age, doctors diagnosed that the singer experienced 40-percent hearing loss in her left ear and 20-percent in her right, after discovering that the protective envelope of her eardrums had vanished.

[1] In January 2013, her mother revealed to The Salem News that a third surgery to skin graft her eardrum was impending once Miller completed her stint on the series.

[6] During high school, she also held a job at a fast-food restaurant at Northshore Mall in Peabody,[1] and ran a popular YouTube account where she posted videos of herself covering modern hits.

[6] In 2011, Miller placed seventh out of over 1,000 contenders[2] in the female solo category at the Assemblies of God National Fine Arts Festival in Phoenix, Arizona.

Miller did not accept any of the colleges' offers, and instead decided to audition for American Idol upon completing her high school studies.

[6] Miller auditioned for the twelfth season of American Idol in September 2012 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, where she received a golden ticket and advanced to the next stage in Hollywood.

[1] During the season's final Hollywood rounds, Miller opted to perform the self-penned tune "You Set Me Free" on the piano, and was praised from the judges.

[10] During the course of the series, Miller tackled songs by Jessie J, Beyoncé, Colton Dixon and others,[9] dominated social media relative to her peers,[11] and was called out for her resemblance to singer Miley Cyrus.

[9] Conversely, Kevin Rutherford of Billboard said the singer's elimination was caused by her inability match the accolades of her "You Set Me Free" performance.

[9] For her final performance, Miller reprised her version of Dixon's "Never Gone" in tears, at times unable to sing, and later approached by her family onstage.

She also intended to show all sides to her personality in an intricate and artistic manner which she feels current mainstream music largely lacks.

The top three finalists – Miller, Candice Glover and Harrison – recorded background vocals on a song for judge Mariah Carey's fourteenth studio album, though it is yet to be confirmed whether it will be on the final track listing.

[22] On May 17, 2013, subsequent to the series' finale, Miller released her debut single "You Set Me Free" to digital retailers via her American Idol contract with 19 Recordings.

[24] In June 2013, Miller confirmed she was co-writing with Toby Gad, Autumn Rowe, David Hodges, Adam Watts and his Red Decibel team and recording demos in Los Angeles, California, through social media.

[39] "Limbic System" was recorded in two months during July and August 2015 at singer Aaron Marsh's studio in Lakeland, Florida.