She sang an a cappella version of You'll Lose a Good Thing by Aretha Franklin and the record company were so impressed that they signed her.

White was involved with production, vocals and mastering working with Keith Harris, Theron Feemster, Phantom Boyz, Robin Miller.

On 15 March 2004, at the age of 17, and three years after signing her record deal, White released her debut single, "Watcha Gonna Do", following a support slot on the R&B group Mis-Teeq's tour in late 2003.

She also sang the theme tune for CBBC's The Story of Tracy Beaker television series and the track, titled "Someday", was included as the B-side to her debut single.

After the limited success of both her album and third single, White went on another hiatus, following a support slot for Beverley Knight at Rochester Castle.

The single was released on 27 February 2006, gaining strong support from UK music channels and BBC Radio 2, enabling it to become White's biggest hit to date, peaking at no.

[citation needed] On 19 June 2006, White released the second single from her second album, entitled "Don't Mistake Me", written by Absolute and Tracy Ackerman.

The third single from the album, "I Choose Life", was a version of the Celine Dion song, "Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way".

White worked with ByteNight, a charity event to raise money for the NCH to help stop youth homelessness.

One of White's famous fans is grime artist Stormzy, who revealed in 2019 that her single "The Weakness in Me" is one of his all-time favourite songs.

He sampled her song "Someday" on his track "Superheroes" and on BBC Radio 1 with Clara Amfo during promotion of his second studio album Heavy is the Head.