Jan 28 ESPN NEW YORK 11:41 PM ET By Michael Woods http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/boxing/post/_/id/964/hylands-go-2-for-3-on-team-snooki-boxing-debut-in-ac

SPEEDBAG A nice young lady named Veronica Kole sang the National Anthem. “I’m 5 feet tall, I’m tan, I’m from Jersey, and I’m gonna be the female Justin Bieber,” the 17 year-old told me after she sang, while watching the main event. She is signed to Snooki’s label, NEP Productions. Kole gets props for predicting that Lucero would go the distance in the feature bout, while around round three, I told her I thought he'd get stopped. Smart cookie, that Kole.

Snooki welcome veronica kole to team snooki and aep entertainment family. ur awesome cant wait for you to sing at the fight on jan 28th at resorts. we love you!!! ... www.starpulse.com www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Snooki/Facebook

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Veronica Kole is a 17 year old bilingual singer, of Ecuadorian and Italian decent. She was born in Brooklyn New York and moved to Freehold New Jersey at 4 years old. Veronica has been performing since the age of 2 in dance and singing since the ago of 9, starting in school and Church choirs, along with an Opera choir in which they sang in Rome for the Pope. She has sung at Hershey Park, Disney World and Great Adventure several times. Veronica has performed several times at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, The Prudential Center, The Apollo, State and County fairs and many other stadiums and huge stages. Veronica has performed for Help for Haiti for several years She has been guest singer TV shows such as TRI23 public access shows in Port Jervis New York, the Today Show, New York Rocks, and Manhattan Cable. Veronica has performed at several Spanish Concerts and Festivals. Performing up and down the East Coast, Veronica opened up for The Rock N’ Roll chorus (an acapella group from NJ which she is also in) performing in places such as Tennessee, Chicago, Ohio, Atlanta, Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, Charleston, and all around Florida in over 30 days of touring in the past two years. Veronica’s main belief is helping people in need and is now in her second year as Youth Ambassador for American Diabetes Association and Por Tu Familia in which she has done many speeches, sponsorship letters, and fundraisers for, as well as performing for the American Cancer Society in several fund raisers. She has recently done an interview with 103.5 KTU on KTU cares, Telemundo, and NJN 12. Veronica’s dream is to be an accomplished recording artist and performer and be able to share her music with people around the world.

FREEDHOLD PATCH

http://freehold.patch.com/articles/freehold-idol-competition-continues-despite-severe-weather

Freehold resident and aspiring star Veronica Kole, 17, opened and closed the evening with Pink’s “Perfect” as well as original songs.

The Expressionist

http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/30/veronica-kole-heart-and-soul/ Veronica Kole: Heart and Soul


Back when I was fifteen-years-old, I wasn’t doing too much to be perfectly honest. Sure, I was going to school and hanging out with my friends, but there really wasn’t much more. Okay, so maybe I had some dreams of what I wanted to be one day, and I tried not to be late for class or skip school. I was friendly, made good grades and respected my elders. In retrospect though, I was pretty boring. Then there’s Veronica Kole, who at fifteen, is a singer, actress and youth ambassador. Geez, I didn’t even belong to a school club when I was this age.

Kole didn’t just recently stumble upon her talents. She has been performing since she was just a toddler. Kole started with dancing, and then gymnastics by the age of five. While in elementary school, she discovered singing. ”I found my way to music through dance,” states the young performer. Kole began developing her voice through school and church choirs. In 2004, Kole’s dance group got her to perform at Disney World. It wasn’t long after that that this talented singer and dancer began touring. Kole has been performing since at numerous festivals, music venues and amusement parks. Kole has graced the stage at the famous Apollo Theater, and has made her mark at Carnegie Hall. She also has performed at The New York Comedy Club and several times has wowed audiences at the well known New Jersey venue, The Stone Pony. Kole even has appeared on The Today Show with the St. Bart’s Choir. Kole’s amazing vocal ability has even taken her outside of the United States. The fifteen-year-old got to travel to Italy to take part in the 2005 Italian Tour, which covered six cities and consisted of eight concerts.

As a pop singer, Kole describes her target audience to be mostly pre-teen and up. Many of her songs are similar to those sung by Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and even Lady Gaga. Kole further goes on to say her music has something of a fun, uplifting beat; something you could dance to. Kole’s young, hip and fresh sound translates well into her exciting stage presence. ”I like to involve my audience with my music and be interactive,” explains the performer.

Having listened to Kole, I must say I am quite impressed with her vocals. Strong, mature and soulful are three words to describe Kole’s impressive talent. It’s almost hard to believe that after hearing Kole sing, that she is only a sophomore in high school. And everyone knows that behind every good singer there is an amazing vocal coach. Kole’s coach is Don Lawrence, who also has worked with Christina Aguilera. There is no doubt that Kole is following closely behind in the famous singer’s footsteps.

In addition to singing, the New Jersey resident, who was originally born in Brooklyn, New York, is also an actress. Kole has starred as an extra in the movie The Clique, and has appeared in various theater productions and on several television shows including Teen Nickelodeon.

It is quite obvious that this talented, young woman has met some famous faces, and has performed in many famous places, but there is one place that Kole has never gotten to try out. ”I would love to perform at Madison Square Garden. It would be the greatest honor ever,” states Kole.

With all of Kole’s singing, dancing and acting, it’s hard to imagine the teenager still must turn in homework and go to class. Kole, who is half Ecuadorian and half Italian, says it’s important to have a very loving and supportive family. In addition, she admits her school has been accommodating and understanding when it comes to her busy schedule. Even though Kole is very passionate about her performances, she realizes the extreme importance of a good education. Well spoken and mature, Kole seems way beyond her teenage years in her ideals and what she wishes to achieve.

News Transcript

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Local teen artist Veronica Kole performed at the Latino Festival for the third consecutive year. Kole, of Freehold Township, opened the festival with “The Star- Spangled Banner.” She also sang some of her original compositions in English, as well as some sultry Spanish classics