Unabashed Britney Spears fan Kelsea Ballerini stopped by the Entertainment Tonight studio to share an amusing anecdote about her idol. According to her story, Kelsea spent many a day trying to perfect her “Britney” growl.

“So, this is embarrassing, but my dad always tells this story of me going around the house as a kid trying to get the ‘Britney’ growl,” says Kelsea before demonstrating her purr. “[Britney] was also my first concert, she’s a legend, I think she’s the queen of pop music, and I adore Britney Spears.”

Check out the video below to hear Kelsea’s “Britney” growl.