In 1996, before her time on "Wishbone" Mikaila was signed to the independent record label Union Records and released her debut gospel album titled "This Little Light". The proceeds from the album were to help benefit children who lost their parents in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. The following year, Mikaila released her second album titled "Dreams". Three years later, in 2000, at the age of 13, Mikaila left Union Records and was signed to Island Records. Her song "So in Love with Two" went to No. 29 on the Rhythmic Top 40 "Billboard" chart, No. 25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 27 on "Billboard"s Top 40 Mainstream. In 2001 Mikaila released her third and final studio album "Mikaila (album)". The album itself went to No. 20 on the Top Heatseekers chart. In 2000, Mikaila was the opening act for Britney Spears during her Oops!... I Did It Again Tour. She also sang at Jingle Ball 2000.