Jenni Horne

## Biography

* S1

Pilot

Jenni is seen pampering her father, making sure he is in good condition. Then, she tells him that she wants to go to school for music. He insists her to try. The next day, she goes to the park and finds a flyer about auditions for Brewster Music Academy. She then bumps into Ava and Zachary, who also take interest in going. She befriends them and decides that they will go together. Upon their arrival in LA, they meet their roommates, Khalil and Danny. They introduce themselves and show them around their place. She bumps into Michael and they bond a little with their obsession with art.

Later the next day, Jenni, along with Ava, Zachary, James, and a few students attend the school tour and becoming amazed by the campus. Later, she participates in the audition process where she performs backup vocals for Ava's performance, IBitch. Annie decides to keep Jenni and Zachary, but not Ava. Jenni defends Ava, costing her spot to be diminished. Later, Zachary finds out about the student's hazing performance and decides to show off her talents there.

At the hazing, Jenni finds Michael and briefly speaks with him about his attendance at the school, which he says that he's not going. Then, she bumps into Samara and quickly takes notice of her trying to scare her away, only for her to take the stage to secure her and Ava's spots with their performance, Hiatus. The performance was successful that it gained them their spots in the school.

Best Match

Jenni starts her morning, only to walk in on a naked Zachary in the bathroom, leaving them both scarred. Jenni attends her dance class, only to be amazed as Sofia's dance skills. Later at lunch, She tries to move forward with Zachary on their morning incident. Zachary accepts the apology and complains about not signing up for dance class. Jenni tries to uplift him and reassure him of his other talents and stands up for him against Samara after she made an insult about him. She later plans a private practice session with Michael to help figure out her piece for the showcase.

She practices her piece while singing *Wanna Be Free*. She then appreciates Michael's help.

Near the end of the episode, Jenni is on the dorm roof calling her father, letting him know about her day and then she declares that she will have her moment in the sun while enjoying her time in Los Angeles.

Go the Distance

Jenni is seen attending the audition process for the musical production of Amina. Later, her and James head to the park where she expresses her own personal concerns about the play and how she believes that she could not win the part. James reassures her that it will all be fine and she'll get the role. Jenni rebuttals by saying that it's important because the character is black and tells a black story. It's important for her to get the role. Later, Jenni auditions and finds out that Samara got the part. She was also seen in the audience cheering Danny on as he was competing.

The Cafe

Jenni and James hang out, only for the both of them to find Danny in a sad state. Later, she confronts Samara as she insults her intelligence, disrespecting her ethnicity and threaten to fight Jenni if she ever got in her way of getting the spotlight. This provokes Jenni to fight Samara, only for Jenni to get punished for it.

She is invited to meet up with Raphael to gain employment to help pay for the school damages. She ultimately gets the job and takes some time during her shifts to practice. She grabs Michael and they continue practicing as she sings, *Dreaming Wide Awake*, not knowing that Ava was watching her in an envious state.

In music class, Jenni arrives and grows confused when Ava gives her the cold shoulder. She tries to figure out what's going on, but ends up getting her into trouble. Ava sings in front of the class, as Jenni feels embarrassed for her.

Samara then, overhears Ava venting to Zachary about Jenni and decides to twist the story to make it seem that Ava was talking shit about Jenni. So, when Jenni arrives, she tells Jenni that Ava is talking about her behind her back, causing Jenni to almost believe her.

Jenni finds Ava and tries to confront her on what was said. She ultimately uses her racism experiences to help connect with an unresponsive Ava.
She then gains Ava's trust again when Ava opens up about her feelings. Jenni then promises to give Ava some private singing lessons to help move things along.

Weekend Night

Jenni thanks James for having her back for the whole fight. Soon after, Samara and Eva arrive to provoke and sabotage Jenni's confidence about her winning the role. Jenni grows sick of Samara's insults and rips her a new one when she reminds her that she is insecure and that she is her own downfall. This upsets and intimidates Samara that they leave. Jenni then turns her attention to Ava and they head to the auditorium to practice.

In the auditorium, Jenni helps Ava get some confidence to sing with her on a pre-recorded track. Ava struggles and she helps her restore her self-esteem. Jenni plays the track and they continue practicing as she sings, *Here.* Ava eventually joins in and they duet the song together. Ava does a decent job that Jenni is happy to hear her sing.

Later that evening, Jenni, along with James, Zachary, and Ava arrive at The Café to support the Weekend Ball that the school holds every year. Jenni is excited to see the new talent and is welcoming to whoever is perform. Then, new student Yasmin comes in and performs her song. This intimidates and scares Jenni. She tries to hold her composure, but she is secretly losing it.

The next day at music class, the teacher introduces Yasmin to the class and she gives another musical demonstration to audition. This infuriates Jenni so much that she storms out the class.

## Relationships

* Zachary
* Michael
* James

## Songs

* S1

Solos
Hiatus
 (Pilot)Wanna Be Free
 (Best Match)Dreaming Wide Awake
 (The Cafe)
Duets
Here
 (Weekend Night)
(Ava)
Group