Before she gained international fame from the ever so popular ‘High School Musical’ franchise, Vanessa had hopes in trying out for American Idol.

” I love singing and I thought that to get a chance to do [American Idol]  would have been amazing.” Hudgens told Austalia’s Daily Telegraph in Wednesday’s report. “The only way I thought that I would be able to get myself out there would be on American Idol.”

Fortunately for Hudgens, she did not meet the requirements. She said, “I was 15 at the time…and you had to be 16 to audition. Then, when I turned 16, High School Musical came along and I got to do it. So I thought I’d skip American Idol.”

While High School Musical has helped Hudgen’s status as an actress, it has also helped establish her music career.

The High School Musical 2 soundtrack–which currently sits at number 6 on The Billboard 200 album sales chart–recently became topselling album of 2007.