Lil' Eddie

Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano's music, like his personality, has many layers. The singer / songwriter's ability to effortlessly move in and out of various genres is marked by his connection with audiences around the world. Born in Brooklyn to Puerto Rican parents, Lil' Eddie's life was shaped by the adversity faced after a fire burned down his family's home and left them homeless for two years. Lil' Eddie and his family were forced to sleep in their car and in various shelters before relocating to Spanish Harlem. It was during this time in his life that Lil' Eddie began writing songs to help him deal with what was going on around him. Although he credits his Nuyorican identity as being central to who he is, growing up in culturally diverse New York City allowed Lil' Eddie to be influenced by all types of music. Initially, Lil' Eddie used songwriting as a way to get into the studio to sing. "That was my way on the mic because nobody believed I could sing," he says. "I used to go to producers and tell them I knew how to write songs." At age 15, Lil' Eddie landed his first songwriting placement on the Carl Thomas single "She Is (Feat. LL Cool J)". After writing several more songs for Bad Boy artists, Lil' Eddie signed a record deal with Mario Winans' label Yellow City. During his senior year of high school, Lil' Eddie won a songwriting scholarship from BMG and performed at the ceremony in front of industry executives. Since then, Lil' Eddie has released three #1 albums in Japan, opened up for Superstar Neyo, and toured in Germany, Dubai and the UK. He is currently working on a fourth album that will be released internationally. Lil' Eddie has written songs for everyone from Kylie Minogue, Paula Abdul, Usher and Janet Jackson to Charlie Wilson, El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway, K'Naan, Nelly Furtado, Pink, Keke Palmer, Iyaz, Jessie J, JoJo, and Cody Simpson . He is currently working with Rita Ora, Keke Palmer Charlie Wilson, Jordin Sparks, Chris Rene, K'Naan,