Kendra Erika Fulmer was born in Boca Raton, Florida to parents Ingrid and Fred Fulmer. Although she loved to sing as a young child, she was born tone deaf. To overcome this, at the age of 8, she began classical musical training and performing in local theaters like the Little Palm Family Theatre in Boca Raton. She attended
Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton and was a member of the varsity golf team. She landed the role as the Sandfairy in an operatic production of
Hansel and Gretel, and Carlotta, the opera diva in
The Phantom of the Opera. During her senior year, she played the Baroness in her High School’s production of
The Sound of Music. Erika was a first place winner for two years in the Future Stars Talent Competition and a finalist in ‘Boca’s Entertainer of the Year’. Erika began her professional career as a teenager by singing
jazz and pop music in local restaurants where Erika had a residency at Renzo's Cafe & Pizzeria. ==Education==