ADERO NEELY: BIO & PROFILE
Adero means “Gives Life” and he gives life to every performance. Referred to as “boy wonder” by Chicago’s media, 14-year old Adero Neely is Chicago’s 2006-2007 Most Talented Kid. He won this title at the December 2006 Chicago Music Awards where he received over 75,000 votes. Adero is the youngest solo R&B artist to hit radio in over 30 years. His music can be heard on radio stations in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, including his home town Chicago. During the summer of 2007, Adero performed in New Orleans and Houston Texas; and he was the official opening act for Soulja Boy. Additionally, in 2007, Adero completed his first short film called Hollywood Jerome and was showcased by the Chicago Football Classics at Soldiers Field where he performed before an estimated 50,000 people.
During the summer of 2006, Adero played the character of “Little Tony”, the son of movie star Malik Yoba, in the summer 2006 controversial musical stage play “Work It Out”, which premiered at Chicago’s Arie Crown Theatre. For three months (August through October 2006), Adero played “Travis Younger” in the hit Broadway Musical adaptation of “Raisin” at the University of Chicago’s Court Theatre. In November 2006, Adero completed a national Sear’s commercial; and is the poster child for the Big Brother’s Program in the Midwest. Adero won his first national singing competition at age ten, defeating over 150 adult singers and becoming Kalahari Resorts (Wis.) first Idol of 2004. Adero is featured in the March 2006 Issue of GUMBO Teen Magazine, the September 2006 issue of the Chicago Defender (referred to as “the kid with the platinum voice”), the October 2006 issue of WORD UP Teen Magazine and numerous 2007 issues of Hip Hop Teen Magazine. Adero' made his first music video in 2005, “Save Some World for Me', which was selected by Swept Away TV, a nationally distributed teen music/pop culture TV show seen in 42 markets including NYC, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta and Phoenix and is estimated to be available in 19 million households. UNSIGNED Music Magazine and KCSG television also accepted Adero’s music video for their music television show that broadcast to over 150,000 homes via cable and 500,000 via the Dish Network. Adero's new music video will air on Germany’s TV-38, Australia’s TV-31, Channel 25.com Time Warner Cable TV in Manhattan NY and Cablevision in Long Island NY. Additionally, National Independent Music Video Show selected Adero’s music video as one of the best Indie Music Videos to round out their first season of IM, a nationally syndicated TV show sponsored by Sam Ash Music & CD Baby. With respect to radio, Strictly Vegas Internet Radio and Indie 104.7 FM, iRadio LA placed Adero’s song, “Save Some World for Me' in rotation and many college stations are following suit.. Adero was the opening act for a sale out crowd of 4,500 at the 2006 'New Jack Tour' at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago featuring R&B singers Aaron Hall and Guy, Teddy Riley and Black Street, Tony Toni Tone and After 7. Adero also opened for the Whispers in Orlando, Fla. and KoKo Taylor at the Trump Majestic Star Casino in Buffington Harbor Indiana. In, 2008, Adero’s new song “Animated” hit Chicago’s Power 92 Radio-92.3 FM and Clear Channel’s WGCI Radio-107.5 FM. Adero can found at www.aderoneely.com, www.myspace.com/aderoneely, and www.YouTube.com/ndahoz