Kelly Centeno is a name you’ll want to know. She’s a singer-songwriter from Miami with big dreams of being a star. Kelly is only 15-years-old but she’s already written about 200 songs, has hit a million views on one of her music videos and she’s just getting started.
Kelly Centeno Is not your ordinary teenager.
Kelly Centeno: “I feel like I’m Hannah Montana, kind of, where she’s like Miley Cyrus and then next she’s Hannah Montana.”
From a young age she showed a passion for music.
Kelly Centeno: “i started writing songs when I was 12-years-old and I just fell in love with the concept of writing what you feel.”
Kelly’s music video for “Just That Girl” has gotten a million views so far.
Kelly Centeno: “For people to enjoy my music to an extent that it like speaks to them, is just like, incredible to me.”
Her other music videos aren’t doing so bad either — they’re sitting comfortably at more than 200,000 views.
She said she still can’t believe it.
Kelly Centeno: “Sometimes i think back to it and I’m like ‘did that… did that happen?’ and it’s just it hasn’t hit me. It just doesn’t seem real at this point and I feel like I’m just walking through like a mile long day dream.”
Kelly is a Swifty, and she said Taylor is one of her biggest inspirations.
For her it’s all about the words.
Kelly Centeno: “Taylor Swift is definitely top number one because of the way she writes. Obviously with me, everything is about lyrics.”
Balancing a growing music career while still being in a high school student is no east task.
Kelly Centeno: “School just takes so much of me and I don’t have time for music.”
Kelly said it’s been adjustment but she’s managing. She said she also takes inspiration from her classmates.
Kelly Centeno: “They’re like my main focal point because nothing is going on.”
Kelly uses her music as an outlet for her own emotions but her big goal is helping others.
Kelly Centeno: “I don’t care about the awards, as much as I do, like that’s a big plus, but just the idea of helping someone get out of a state that they’re in. It means so much more than any award would.”