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Portia Monique was born to sing. As a three-year-old she was performing in front of the mirror, by seven, she was singing in church, and by nine was writing snappy lyrics to further hone her talent.

Self taught, musical studies haven’t followed, but an increasingly impactful series of collaborations with other artists and producers has certainly provided Portia with the needed learning experiences to grow. You’d be forgiven for thinking that heavyweight musical family helped determine her path and yet Portia Monique’s sweet song was entirely from within.

“My mother can sing, but she never took it any further than the church” she reflects. Born to sing indeed…



Born in Hawaii before moving to Seattle – her home today – and lived Houston, TX for 7 years, Portia travelled a lot during her formative years and with that, she carried a portable tape recorder everywhere she could, in order to capture every idea that gra