Nakia Marie

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NAKIA MARIE NEAL WAS BORN ON JANUARY 19, 2003, IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. HER PARENTS ARE MELISSA RILEY AND NAKIA ("NIC") NEAL. WHEN SHE WAS THREE MONTHS OLD, NAKIA MARIE WAS ENTEREND IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY CONTEST AT ROSEDALE SHOPPING CENTER AND TOOK FIRST PLACE. NAKIA MARIE ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN IN MARIANNA, AR FOR SIX MONTHS AND THEN RETURNED TO MN TO FINISH KINDERGARTEN AT LOVEWORKS ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN GOLDEN VALLEY MN. UPON KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION, NAKIA MARIE WAS ADVANCED TO SECOND GRADE AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE FOURTH GRADE. NAKIA MARIE LOVES SCHOOL AND EXCELS IN READING, SHE LOVES SCIENCE AND ART.NAKIA MARIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A QUICK LEARNER, HEARING SONGS AND LITERALLY MEMORIZING THEM ON THE SPOT. SHE AMAZES FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH HER FANTASTIC MEMORY OF PAST EVENTS, SONGS, NAMES, ETC. SHE LOVES PERFORMING HER MUSIC AS WELL AS RECORDING AND WOULD RATHER DO MUSIC THAN WATCH CARTOONS OR OTHER TELEVISION SHOWS.NAKIA MARIE ENJOYS HELPING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY HANDS-ON TYPES OF SERVICE. SHE HAS TAKEN PART IN FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN THREE TIMES, MADE COOKIES AND DELIVERED THEM TO AND VISITED WITH A SHUT-IN SENIOR CITIZEN ORGANIZED THROUGH THE CHURCH SHE ATTENDS IN BLOOMINGTON, MN AND HAS VISITED HER GREAT GRANDMOTHER IN A NURSING HOME IN NORTHERN MN. SOME OF NAKIA MARIE'S HOBBIES INCLUDE: READING, MOVIES, VIDEO GAMES, WII, XBOX, SWIMMING AND OF COURSE, MUSIC. NAKIA MARIE STARTED WORKING ON MUSIC FOR HERSELF WHEN SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT IT EVER SINCE. SHE RECORDED HER FIRST SINGLE, "HELLO", WHICH SHE AND HER DAD WROTE TOGETHER IN DECEMBR 2010, AT THE AE OF SEVEN. THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR HER SINGLE, "HELLO" IS ON YOU TUBE, ALONG WITH OTHER STILL VIDEOS FOR HER SONGS. NAKIA MARIE HAS DONE INTERVIEWS FOR KMOJ (89.9FM) RADIO IN MINNEAPOLIS MN, ON THIER "MINNESOTA MUSICMAKERS" AND "WEEKEND GROVE" PROGRAMS. SHE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON KMOJ'S "TITE AT NITE" PROGRAM ON THE "RUSH IT OR FLUSH IT" SEGMET WITH FOUR OF HER SONGS. HER SONG, "TAKING OVER THE WORLD", HAD 42 STRAIGHT RUSHES (NO FLUSHES) BREAKING THE PROGRAM'S PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE MOST STRAIGHT RUSHES WITH NO FLUSHES, AND OFFICIALLY RUSHED AT THAT POINT, AND AT 42 STRAIGHT RUSHES, THE STATION STOPPED TAKING PHONE CALLS. ALL FOUR OF HER SONGS HAVE BEEN PLAYED NIGHTLY IN ROTATION SINCE BEING RUSHED. NAKIA MARIE HAS ALSO RECORDED AN INTERVIEW ON CABLE TELEVISION IN DULUTH MN, ALONG WITH RECORDING SEVERAL SEGMENTS FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW ENTITLED, "WILD WEEKENDS WITH NAKIA MARIE". NAKIA MARIE WAS THE OPENING ACT FOR THE TWIN CITIES' CYPHER SHOW IN MINNEAPOLIS AND WAS THEN ASKED TO RECORD A SONG WITH THE GROUP OBF (ONE BIG FAMILY). THEY RECORDED "STAY IN SCHOOL" THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NAKIA MARIE WAS ASKED TO PERFORM, BOTH MUSICALLY AND AS A RUNWAY MODEL AT SHILOH TEMPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN FOR THIER "ROCK THE RUNWAY" SHOW, WHICH PARIS BENNETT ALSO PERFORMED FOR. SHILOH TEMPLE ALSO ASKED HER TO BE A PART OF THIER 2011 CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICE PERFORMING HER SINGLE, "LOOK IN MY EYES". KMOJ RADIO STATION BEGAN ARTIST INTERVIEWS IN JANUARY 2012 AND ASKED HER TO BE THIER FIRST INTERVIEW. SHE WAS FEATURED ON THE "TITE AT NITE" PROGRAM, WHICH PLAYED TWO OF HER PREVIOUSLY RUSHED SONGS AND THE NEW SONG SHE RECORDED WITH OBF. SHE WAS ON AIR FOR ONE AND A HALF HOURS, TAKING PHONE CALLS FROM LISTENERS AND INTERACTING WITH THE SHOW'S HOST. IN MID JANUARY 2012, NAKIA MARIE PERFORMED A MEDLEY OF FOUR OF HER SONGS AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL TWIN CITIES' HIP HOP AWARDS IN MINNEAPOLIS. NAKIA MARIE CAN BE FOUND ON YOU TUBE, MYSPACE, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK AT NAKIA MARIE0119.NAKIA MARIE'S MIXTAPE, "STRAIGHT A STUDENT", WAS RELEASED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011. ONE DOLLAR FROM THE SALE OF EACH MIXTAPE IS BEING DONATED TO FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN (FMSC). THE THIRD TIME SHE VOLUNTEERED AT FMSC, SHE PRESENTED THE ORGANIZATION WITH A CHECK FOR $100 REPRESENTING $1.00 DONATION FROM HER CD SALES AND THEY PRESENTED HER WITH A CERTIFICATE. HER CD RELEASE PARTY WAS HELD OCTOBER 22, 2011, IN MINNEAPOLIS MN. NAKIA MARIE'S SONGS ARE POSITIVE, DEALING WITH LOVING SCHOOL, PAYING ATTENTION, HELPING OTHERS AND GROWING UP TO BE SUCCESSFUL NO MATTER WHAT STRUGGLES ONE MAY HAVE -- YOU CAN DO IT AND ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, OR "WISH IT, DREAM IT, DO IT", WHICH IS ALSO THE NAME OF HER MANAGMENT COMPANY.