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DARLENE
BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised in the Bronx, this Puerto Rican beauty was
blessed to have extremely supportive parents who exposed her
to music, especially Salsa, basically since birth. She remembers
always dancing around the house and never feeling shy to show
off in front of family members. As a child, her parents always
took her along to local festivals and parades, further exposing
her to music and entertainment. This would become the spark
that lit the fire and passion with which Darlene would begin
to pursue a career in music and entertainment in later life.
Her first entry into entertainment and in beginning to explore
and develop her creative talents was at age 10, when she took
dance lessons in the art of Plena dancing, a traditional Puerto
Rican folkloric dance. She quickly mastered this dance. At age
14, she participated in her first beauty pageant and spontaneously
decided to sing in public for the first time for the talent
portion of the pageant. She placed 2nd in her first ever beauty
pageant. Still at age 14, she auditioned for the Choir Academy
of Harlem and was accepted. She then quickly joined the famous
Girls Choir of Harlem Concert Choir with whom she performed
throughout her High School years at such places as Alice Tully
Hall, in Washington D.C., on Good Morning America, for Vogue
magazine and at the World Famous Apollo Theater. During this
time, at age 16, she also won the title of Miss Teen Puerto
Rico for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade and appeared with
her title on the spanish morning show Despierta America. She
graduated at age 17 as Valedictorian of her Senior class. As
a College freshman, she continued her musical evolution by joining
a Latin Student Ensemble. Halfway through her first year with
the ensemble, she became one of the lead singers of the group.
During her 4 years in College, they performed at such venues
as the Hartford Civic Center, the University of Hartford and
Trinity College among other places and also including a performance
with el gran Salsero Willie Colon. After graduating in 2002,
she came back to NY and once again began performing at local
festivals and venues.
With the release of her debut album "Simplemente Yo"
and with strong female influences such as Celia Cruz, Olga Tañon,
La Lupe, Brenda K. Starr, Shakira and J-Lo, Darlene hopes to
present her own positive outlook on life and to help bring a
unity among young people and Latinos through her music.
© 2008 World Conquest Records
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