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DONE DEAL - International singer/songwriter Taleen (seated) signs contract with FoxxKing Entertainment. Pictured with Taleen are (from left to right): Bug Music CEO John Rudolph, FoxxKing Entertainment owner Jamie Foxx, FoxxKing Entertainment Senior VP, Music Development and Production LaRonda Sutton, FoxxKing Entertainment owner Marcus King, Taleen's mangaer Sylva and attorney H. Kalbian, Esq. of Kalbian Hagerty, LLP. Photo credit: Malcolm Ali Los Angeles, CA - With a fan-base that extends from the U.S. to Dubai, the international recording artist Taleen has an impressive resume, which now includes the title of songwriter. FoxxKing Entertainment, a multi-media production and management company, signed Taleen, 20, as a writer to create original music content for its growing roster of recording artists. A native of the Virginia area, Taleen began her singing career with the Washington Opera, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, performing in six operas.. At 11, she sang the national anthem before a Washington Wizards game and at age 12, performed the "Ave Maria" a cappella for Pope John Paul II, during his historic Papal visit in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Before turning 13, she belted out "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Washington Redskins game at FedEx Field. By age 16, Taleen's interests turned to more mainstream music. She was the first and youngest American artist to be invited to Abu Dhabi to perform as the headliner which resulted in a lecture tour at local universities, as well as radio and television appearances in Dubai. In addition to writing for FoxxKing, Taleen is working on her solo recording project, which blends her unique style of pop and R&B sensibilities with lyrics, and therefore a message which gives voice to those of her generation from a global perspective. Taleen will be the opening act for Christina Aquilera on October 24th at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. In 2007, Foxx King Entertainment and publishing house Bug Music established a joint venture to develop and nurture new songwriters and recording artists. The partnership capitalizes on FoxxKing's multi-media projects and the global presence of Bug Music. The deal was engineered by LaRonda Sutton, senior vp of music development and production for FoxxKing, and John Rudolph, CEO of Bug Music.

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