Leslie Marie has been singing since she can remember. Growing up in a family where her grandfather was a guitarist and her stepfather being a percussionist. She became very involved in music and performance. Leslie was born in Puerto Rico but was raised in the Boston area most her life. See became seriously involved with music when she entered middle school. Ever since then she has performed in many venues, talent shows, and live concerts sharing the stage with famous artists such as Bobby Brown. Berklee has given Leslie the opportunity to expand her talent and explore different aspects of it. She has gained so much more from this experience. Her number 1 influence in her career is her parents support on such a journey. Her musical influences are Whitney Houston, Leann Rimes, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey. That is just to name a few.