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Tell us your name and a little about yourself?

My name is Ariena Vasquez. I’m 20 years old and
originally from Queens, New York. I was raised

there my whole life, so I’m definitely a city girl,
but New York has forever been my home. I feel

like that‘s where I get my music taste and why I
love music so much. There’s so much talent out
in the city. I was raised in a small town in Queens,

but outside of that small town, I had bigger
dreams and I knew I was going make it happen.

Since I was a little girl, I would go on trains with
my mom, play my guitar and just sing anywhere. I
loved to sometimes pretend I was on a stage and

imagine that I had a sold out show in Madison
Square Garden, or that at the age of 7 I wrote an

Emmy’s speech to prepare for one day when I
receive one because that’s one of my goals, and I
still have it till this day. In school I was a quiet girl

who kept to herself. I got bullied a lot for having
such big dreams, but I never let that get in my

way because I knew I could do it.

How did you get started in the
entertainment space?

I got started at the age of 5. My mom one day
was walking with me and this agent walked up

to us and said my mom should put me into
modelling, and that’s when it all began. My
mom started putting me into auditions

wherever she could find one, and I loved it. I
knew this was what I wanted to do. I knew

that being in the entertainment space would
be a crazy world, but I was ready for the
challenge. There were times where my mom

didn’t want me to be in it at such a young age.
She wanted me to be a kid, but It didn’t stop

her from supporting my dreams continuously.
So it truly all began with my moms support.