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Skye, born Skylar Christan Townsend, took her first breath on September 1st, 1993. The Santa Monica native began singing at the tender age of three years old. Although the voice didn't always seem as strong, Skye continued to practice singing due to the support and encouragement her family and friends provided. At the age of five, Skye's life took a turn into a different direction and things at home didn't seem the same. This inspired her to begin writing to express her emotions through lyrics and poetry. As she grew older, Skye continued to rely on her music to get her through difficult times and to inspire others. Skye's mother being a therapist, helps to inspire her daughter to have a wise outlook on life. Her father, comedian and director Robert Townsend, has helped to guide Skye with her career and she clearly displays a close bond with him. At the age of thirteen, she decided to take a leap of faith and put her videos on Youtube™. She continued to create more although she was concerned with how people would percieve her and whether she'd be understood. Two years later the fifteen year old singer has been featured on several mainstream blogs [MediaTakeOut, Black Celebrity Kids, Bossip, and the Pastry website] and collectively has a total of over 2.5 million hits on Youtube. Infront of the camera, it may appear that Skye just sits and makes videos with tons of time to spare however the creative artist has quite alot under her sleeves. For the past year, Skye has been d