» Rachel Dupard – Dallas, TX
// by KimAfro Puffs and Ponytails present Rachel Dupard of Dallas, Texas as this week’s High Achiever!
Rachel Dupard was born August 16, 1995. At the age of three, she could not speak words properly and it was later discovered that she had inner ear dysfunction. The doctors recommended surgery to correct. After the surgery, Rachel started hemorrhaging and would have lost her life had she not been rushed back to the hospital in time for them to stop the hemorrhaging.
Throughout the process of healing and speech therapy, Rachel joined the City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Children’s Choir at the age of six. One day, she started singing with a “Big” voice and her Choir director, Ms. Eva Wadley began to give her solo parts. She accepted with pleasure and has not stopped singing since….a true miracle!
Since then, Rachel has been invited to sing at many church events, talent
shows and all types of celebration functions. It was while in sixth grade attending A.W. Brown Charter School under the tutelage of Pastor A.W. Brown and Choir Director, Mrs. Shaw that Rachel flourished as a vocalist.
She appeared on Dallas Fox 4 Insights, representing The Black Academy of Arts & Letters, shared the stage with Ms. Irma P. Hall of the hit movie “Soul Food” and has traveled Internationally to Bermuda performing as a solo artist in a children’s concert!
Rachel has a couple of broadway productions under her belt, performing the last two years with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters under the guidance of Mr. Curtis King. She was young Billie Holiday in “Rhapsody in Rhythm” and performed the Stephanie Mills version of “Home” in the Wiz where she was the finale act. She was the guest vocalist at the 2009 ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans, opening for the Youth Empowerment Session where she warmed over the audience with her soulful rendition of the National Anthem and then one of her own songs. Rachel is currently in vocal and acting classes to expand on her career goals.
Congratulations Rachael for being selected as our High Achiever!!!
Please visit Rachel Dupard at one of the following websites.
Rachel Dupard’s Official Website
Myspace - Rachel Dupard
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2 Responses to “Rachel Dupard – Dallas, TX”
February 10th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Your hair look’s very good, it really make’s you look your age and not a spitch older,
THAT’S SO AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
March 10th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Hi my name is Jamaree. I would like to be your friend. I am 10 , I will be 11 on October 19. Would you like to be my friend? What do you like to do for fun?
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