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Born George Thomas Kennedy on 3rd July 1984, best known for his

Early Life
Kennedy was born to George & Dorothy (Dot) Kennedy he and his younger brother David, were raised in the small eastern Borders town Earlston. He attended primmary school in Earlston for four years until moving to Gordon Primmary School for the remainder of his primmary education.During this period he received keyboard/piano tuition & his father who was touring pubs & clubs with h is country & western band Mississippi started taking George to gigs around the age of nine where he played keyboards.

Moving into Highschool back in his hometown of Earlston, George was a quiet individual but focused not only on music but sports & art. In his fourth year, Kennedy shocked classmates and teachers as he took to the stage in the annual talent show, wearing red shirt, blue velvet jacket & purple tinted glasses, he performed two songs, Somewhere, Somehow by Wet Wet Wet and Fields Of Gold by Sting. Even though he never won the talent show he still received excelent reception and this was a huge boost to a young, shy George. After the talent show, Head of Music Jeff Thompson suggested he audition for the High School Shows which are famous for being one of the best in the Borders and indeed Scotland. His first role saw him as 50's Rock 'n' Roll legend, Buddy Holly. After this he became a regular in the cast and starred as Elvis Presley, a dream role for George where he even grew his own hair & sideburns. Jeff Thompson saw potential in the young performer and took him to Galashiels Operatic Society where he performed various roles in the cokney hit musical 'Me & My Girl'. In his final year of highschool, his last show performance would be in 'Singin In The Rain'.

Going solo
George performed with his father up until George senior retired from performing. With a catologue of songs (mainly 50's rock 'n' roll which he loved at the time) George embarked on his first baby steps as a solo performer. One of his first ever solo gigs was at the Tomato Festival, held in The Whip & Saddle in Duns, Berwickshire. Word soon spread and he build up a great reputation. A couple of years on he felt restricted by his keyboard and started using mini disks gradually which allowed him to perform out-with his keyboard. He would split his show as half keyboard and half mini disk, eventually phasing out the keyboard all together & using only mini disks, where he could get more of a connection with his audience.

He also received support from his father who took to the role of sound engineer and his mother Dorothy who dealt with the financial & booking side. Kennedy was quickly snapped up by various agents and management companies & the next few years saw George develop into a formiddible solo artist, known for his energeric performance and also his individuality. Performing material which was vastly different from other 'club acts' and also adding his own stamp to each song.

University years
After completing high school he attended the Millenium Institute in Perth which specialised in music & performing. For three years he studied and this also gave him more confidence as a person & a solo artist. He was introduced to new cultures & musical styles. More a 'Pop' artist when he first went to Perth he came out influenced by many different styles mainly rock. He also joined a couple of bands (The Xistence & Re-Aline) during this period.

Songwriting & Recording
He started writing his own material as a student, one of his first songs Frozen (2004), which is now a strong fan favorite was one of those first written and has been through many shapes & forms through-out the years. Kennedy is currently working on his debut album with producer & muscian Greg Friel.