AMANDA PEREZ * XB VALENTINE * KRYSTALL POPPIN * VIKTORIA SILK * LILYANE MARIE

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Perez is of Mexican descent. She grew up in a large, musically inclined family and started learning multiple instruments at an early age. She won the 1999 Junior Female Division of the Black Expo in Indianapolis as the only Latin performer, which helped pave the way for her music career. [1, 2, 3]