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Hello, my name is Amélie De Kegel and I am a sophomore at Fort Lauderdale High School taking AS Level Media Studies. We finally finished our music video! I am 15 years old and was born on March 21, 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but am from Belgium and Mexico. My family moved to Belgium 6 months after I was born for around a year, and then moved to Spain after my mom was rejected entrance to the United States. My lifelong passion has always been music and I hope to accomplish a career in the industry. My favorite genres of music are rock and funk, and my favorite artists are Bruno Mars and Radiohead. I am so excited because I was able to get tickets for the Bruno Mars concert on December 7 which is in two days! He has been my favorite artist since diapers. I also love musical theatre and have been in over 30 musicals! Some of my favorite roles being Alice in The Addams Family and Rafiki in The Lion King. I am mainly a singer but I also play drums and guitar. I have been singing since I was 7 and have built my career throughout the years. I have been in five bands and am currently in two: the lead singer in my church’s worship band and the lead singer in an alternative music based band named Hazel’s Dead. My dad is a lighting designer and there are many perks to that. Especially getting free VIP passes to many concerts. I’ve met many artists before, including Pitbul and Train. There are many little hidden features about myself that few people seem to notice. For starters, I dye my hair often and my jewelry always matches the color of my hair. I also have a star piercing on one ear and a moon piercing on the other. This summer, I was fortunate enough to go to New York with my best friend (who also shares the same birthday as me) and watch Some Like It Hot front row! Over the summer, I also attend a camp in Ocklawaha, Florida named YCM Younglife Southwind’s The Great Escape. Since I am now a high schooler, I have to work at that camp. I was assigned to be a cook for two weeks and it was an amazing experience which I am really looking forward to going back next year. In a month, I am going to Pulaski, Mississippi for New Years with my church. Speaking of camp, I regularly attend youth group every week and have formed some of the strongest bonds with people I have known since diapers. I am so excited to start the final task! 

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