Hi my name is Kylie Beniamino and I was born on April 12, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. I was raised by my biological father, Phil Beniamino. My dad always could see the spark in my eyes to be a performer. He said I was always singing around the house, at his work, in front of people at the stores, and of course to “Barney” on the TV.

Being a single father, my dad knew there was something special in me. He entered me into a “little Miss. Beauty Pageant,” where I first became recognized. Unfortunately, the financial commitment was something my dad couldn’t afford at the time.

When I turned 6, dad married my “step-mom” Denise. However, she is the only mom that I can honestly say I ever had. It was Denise’s lifelong dream to play football and something my father wanted to get back into coaching. At that time they did the research to find out that there was a league for women professional football in which Atlanta didn’t have a franchise yet. So my dad purchased the licensing for a team and allowed my mother’s dreams to come true. The team was named by me, as the Atlanta Xplosion. Not only was my mother’s dream coming true but also mine was also! You see, here I had the privilege to sing the national anthem, and occasionally sing at half time for thousands of people in the stands. I knew then, that I wanted to do this for a living.

Still in elementary school, the chorus teacher asked me to sing on patriotic day, “God bless the U.S.A.” in front of the entire school. Of course I took on the challenge which later led me an opportunity in 5th grade to sing a song in French for their graduation.