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of Roxie Bardo Entertainment, tell us how
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and why you decided to start your own
Urban Teen: London, you are a
entertainment company?
Urban Teen: Gabriella, you started modeling
singer/songwriter from London. How old were
Well, I met my acting
you when you realized you wanted to a singer
in 2005 and walked your first runway at 8 years
manager about a year ago and we started
performer and pop star?
talking about different ways I can beak into
London Ellis: Basically around the age of 14,
the music business and one of the ways was
use to be always put in plays in school and my
to open up a publishing company, which is
headmaster use to always put me as the head to
what Roxie Bardo Entetainment is, to protect
sing and a producer once saw me at a concert
my music, where I keep all my royalties and
and said let’s see what you can do, so I’ve been
would have full control of my music.
in and out of the studio since the age of 14.
Urban Teen: You moved to America (Los
Angeles) to pursue your dreams of becoming a
pop star, what would you say has been the
biggest difference in the industry in America as
opposed to the music scene in London?
London Ellis: I think the music industry in
Association, The Ronald McDonaldich is
America is way more Commercial, wh
totally me. The music industry in England is very
IIndie .
with youth and particularly girls. Like the
annual Saving Our Sisters Community Event
Urban Teen: Was there any culture shock for
and the Music 4 Hope Foundation.
you coming from London to LA and what were
they?
London Ellis: First of all the people actually
smile at you on the street here, because in
London you don’t get that, everyone’s trying to
get to work, nobody’s looking nowhere. Here it’s
llike everybody says hi and it’s part of the reason
II really like LA, everyone’s so friendly.
“”You can ask any of my friends and family, I must have
about moving to LA, recording my album, releasing my
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