Biography

Raquel Serenil started her professional music career with an all-girl group named Kloud 9. The teenage team kicked off by auditioning girls in the neighborhood in the summer of 2002. With the experience as the lead singer and group leader, Raquel Serenil matured into the soulful R&B Latin Artist that she is today.

Raquel knew she wanted to sing since the age of 8, after she returned home from Selena�s last performance at the Houston Livestock & Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome. Besides Selena, Raquel�s musical influences include Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Tina Turner, and Celia Cruz. Also on her list of favorite singers are Beyonce, Luther Vandross and Alicia Keyes.

After an overwhelming crowd response at one of Raquel�s high school talent shows, she made the decision to pursue singing as a full time career. She knew that she would need the support and blessings of her parents, which she received. Raquel has been working hard with vocal instructors, fitness trainers and her dancers throughout the past years. Her shows take hours of preparation. She is under the vocal instruction of Kim Wood Sandusky. Kim Sandusky has trained some of the top artist in R&B, Pop and Country Charts, including Destiny�s Child, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams & Pam Tillis.

Although Raquel was raised with limited means, through hardships & tragedies, she continues to reflect the strength and happiness in her life with full bass sounds and up-tempo melodies. The combination of Hip Hop & Latin Beats with R&B tones gives Raquel a fresh and unique sound. She continues to write mindfully of what she and everyone experiences and in life in general. She believes that although times may be hard, with faith in God and belief in yourself, In Time, anything is possible and all of your dreams can come true. This philosophy influenced the name of her upcoming CD �In Time�. She shares her life with her audience in her music. The song �I�m Over It� reflects the loss of her father through divorce and then through a tragic death and the strength that is within each of us in times of loss or abandonment. �Tell Me� & �Dime� (Spanish version of Tell Me) is the first single release of the titled album �In Time�. The track represents her Latin heritage combined with Hip Hop influences. Doranor Music infused their Hip Hop/ R&B experience and created a sensational sound. It is important to Raquel that her roots are exposed to the public as she is proud of who she is and the heritage she has embraced both in the Latin and Hip Hop and R&B genres.

2004 has proved to be promising for the young singer as she toured with the Sucka Free Record Family. She was recently a featured artist on the Bad Boy Broadcast SIN, with 98.5 in San Antonio with DJ Romeo. (http://www.badboybroadcast.com/sin) and has gained airplay in Corpus Christi.

Recently Raquel was featured on The Nopi Race Series, ABC Affiliate�s �Domingo Live Show� The Ole Show, The G-Spot Show & The Tejano Gold Show. She has also performed major city festivals such as Fiesta San Antonio, �HBC� Fiestas Patrias Houston & �HBC� Cinco de Mayo Houston. The summer and fall of 2003, Raquel performed with the AS Roma Italian Team in a Mexican sponsored soccer tour. She sang the Italian National Anthem and performed during half time to 10,000 � 25,000 people per event throughout Mexico. The anthem was televised internationally throughout Europe. She was also invited to perform at Fiesta Houston 2002. Grammy Award winning producer, Bob Gallarza invited Raquel to perform a song with his orchestra at the 2002 Hispanics for the Fine Arts Association Gala after their opening set.

Raquel wants to perform in order to motivate children and teens to pursue their dreams and to instill the message for everyone to believe in yourself and strive for success. For bookings for Raquel Serenil, the number is 713 417-6738 or visit www.raquelserenil.com.