User:Ralphael Lester/sandbox

Ralphael Dermain Lester was born November 22,1988 in Dothan Alabama. Mother Latanya Lester Father Glenn Kirkland Sr. Ralphael graduated from Hunters Lane Hs. 2008 in Nashville, TN he then joined The United States Navy and worked as a Master at Arms His military background ranges from the experience of training personnel in law enforcement fundamentals to special assignments and protecting vital assets to the United States valued at $180M. he was also selected a Blue Jacket of the Year in 2009 for the Navy and was a recipient for the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and was later offered the chance to work with The Navel Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) He then enrolled at UC Berkeley where he took up music education. In 2010 Ralphael was given the oppratuniaty to be apart of FOX hit TV show American Idol after advancing to Hollywood, CA he was later called back to deploy upon his return he was in a very tragic accident that almost claimed his life. After a speedy recovery he got out the Navy and continued his determination in music. He then moved back to Nashville and worked in law enforcement while still following his dreams. During this time he has been featured in commercials and other local network shows and events he then pursued acting and landed a role with UnTrademarked Productions in the new movie WORM scheduled to premier 2013. While working as an actor his main focus was still in music and due to a bad relationship break up his new Single "Retro Klazz Love" was postponed to release but he didn't let that stop him from his one true passion in music  he continued to sing and then landed a oppratuniaty to perform at Mckenzie Arena where many national artist have held this same venue such as Usher, Trey Songz and many more. Ralphael is now being looked at by some of the country's top record labels like Atlantic Records, Universal, and Columbia.