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Ken Doll is a 22 year-old artist who was born and raised in Queens, NYC. Since a young age, even in his toddler years, Ken always showed an interest in performing. "I remember him just walking around the room singing. He'd sing HIMSELF to sleep!", his father recalls. As a youngster, Ken Doll always yearned to be the center of attention; to stand out amongst the crowd. From disrupting classrooms with a joke, to mooning a teacher, he was always a wild one. His mischevious ways ultimately earned him his first suspension from school in the 7th grade. As a punishment, his grandmother took away his phone and television priveleges. Ken was left with nothing but his notepad and pens to entertain himself. So he started to write poetry. Discovering his new talent made the suspension seem like more of a blessing than a curse. And he didn't stop there. Using the words he'd written, he borrowed melodies from his favorite songs and crafted his own tunes to them. It wasn't long before Ken Doll took the interest in writing his own melodies completely. Throughout high school, and five years afterwards, he spent time working on his craft as an R&B songwriter and singer. Between the years of junior high school and his college years, Ken Doll had written nearly fifty songs. He believed that he was meant to be an R&B star, but things just weren't happening as fast as he desired. He tried out for numerous showcases -- including Apollo and Soul Sessions -- with no call backs. He finally felt it w