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= Len (musician) = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lennard Danny Melius Jr. (born November 21, 1999) is a singer, rapper, music producer and songwriter. He was born on the island of Saint Lucia, and grew up on this Caribbean island with his family.

Early Life
Lennard Melius was born on the island of Saint Lucia on November 21, 1999 at the Victoria Hospital in Castries. He was born to father, Leonard Melius Sr. and mother, Ucil Melius. He grew up with 4 other siblings; two older brothers, one older sister and a younger sister. He spent the majority of his early years with his little sister Lylia, as she was only a year younger than him. All four of his siblings are musically enabled with the eldest two brothers being bass and electric guitar players, his older sister being a gifted vocalist, as well as his younger sister. His father, Leonard, also has a keen love for gospel and country music, as well as his mother.

At the tender age of 4, Lennard began to grow a keen in the musical instrument of drums and percussion. Some of the first acts he ever heard includes Michael Jackson, Avril Lavigne, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Queen.

Due to his Christian upbringing, he was exposed to various musical instruments and was encouraged to learn and play for church services. At the age of 7, he joined his first choir, which consisted of other children from his church. Although not being a major part of the vocals, he would later acknowledge the choir's performances as his starting point to a career of live performances. He began playing drums regularly at his local church at about the age of 12 with his cousins accompanying him. They formed the christian boy-band. "Soldiers For Christ". Through later years, he learnt guitar, bass and piano as a means to add versatility to the band.

He also spent a lot of time causing mischief within the household with his younger sister in their spare time. Although music was his first passion, he later became obsessed with basketball when his eldest brother returned from Florida and introduced the sport to him. He became an instant Miami Heat fan and would fall in love with the sport.