Rio, 22, model, actor and musician, although born in the UK, culturally origins from the eastern part of the world.
'Believe in making your own. What you create is your own destiny. What you put in, you get out.' These words of which Sir Ben Kingsley told me, and I live by very strongly.

Throughout my life, oppertunities didn't come easily. With a family of 13, my life was dependant on education and leading a worklife environment, but however my route took me down a different path, which involved the media.
At 22, I am an international model, having done work for magazines in Uk to Mexico; I have appeared alongside Jake Gylenhall and Sir Ben Kingsley in Hollywoods 'Prince of Persia', and I have been honoured to have had the success of progressing in the music industry.

In 2009, I did however graduate with commendation in (MA) Visual Communications in Marketing and Advertising. Education is parallel with music, and for me it allows an open window for me to incooperate my aspirations within.

My inspirations lie with the talent of Michael Jackson, Usher, Mario, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross and etc.. At the age of 6 I wrote my first song, and peformed it at the talent show; and at that precise moment I knew this is what I will do! Of what a teenager would do as a teen, I did not! I looked foreward to getting home, lock my room and write! I would spend hours on end, just writing and writing, until I got it right. If it was a note I couldn't tackle, I would until I got that note right! And now the one thing that probably differentiates me from other singers is my extensive high pitches.

I was scouted at 18 by a record label which worked with Cleopatra, Samantha Mumba and Beverly Knight, but left due to wanting more commitment on development.

But things didnt come easy, most of my life I did this on the down low. Even though its a rush, it was my thing! And I live for it. In a way I am glad! I have worked hard for what I have done, and what I am doing. I just hope that life leads to great expectations. But we are the ones that create destiny!

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