User:Isiamengual



Born on April 7th, 1987 in Caracas, Venezuela under the name of Isabel Margarita Simon Amengual - her artist name is Isi Amengual. Her middle-class parents are Maria Elena Amengual Vogueler (Venezuelan) and Gabor Esteban Simon Fozo (Hungarian). She belongs to a family of 3 sisters: Ilse Elena Simon Amengual, Maria Teresa Perera Amengual, and Anna Karina Simon; and 1 brother: Gabriel Enrique Simon, youngest of all siblings. Since very young age she was very out-going and loved to perform for her family. While growing up she participated in different after school activities such as gymnastics, tap-dancing, several professional choirs, volleyball, and school musicals.

While living in Caracas, Venezuela she studied at I.E. Henry Clay for her primary and part-secondary school, then transferred to an all-girl catholic school Instituto Andes de Caracas where she studied for 2 years before moving to the United States. At the age of 14 years old her mother passed away from cancer, and 6 months later lost her grandmother on her father's side from cancer as well. After this she went through a rough time dealing with her mother's death at her age. At the age of 16 years old she moved to Florida, United States where she finished her high school at Pope John Paul II High School, and graduated with the class of 2005 with trophies for her singing and math abilities, and recognitions for being on the Dean's list several times.

She started her college studies at Palm Beach State College seeking her degree in Business Management, while at the college she was very well known around her peers for being extroverted and participated in different events where she danced and sang for the school to raise money for different charities and represent the two clubs she belonged to: the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and S.A.L.S.A. Club (Spanish and Latino Student Association). At the time she attended PBSC she met Jhonatan Carlos Ali Fernandez Mendez (Peruvian) with whom she fell in love and got engaged after 2 and a half years of being together. She graduated two years after with her Associates in Arts in Business Management with a 3.5 GPA. Then she was accepted at Florida Atlantic University to continue her college studies. At FAU she pursued her degree in both Business Management and Marketing, and successfully graduated in December of 2009.

While in high school and college she performed for Saint Jude Catholic Church and Lynn University as a lead singer. Also performed at weddings, baptisms, first-communions, holidays, concerts and funerals. Afterwards she decided to move to Lima, Peru at the end of May, 2010 to pursue both her careers in singing and as a professional career woman. She then married her fiancée on June 21st, 2010; he has supported her in her singing career becoming her manager to help her succeed.

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