Often called "The Next Selena," Liz Ester is an elastic talent who moves easily from ballads to salsa-inspired pop/rock music. And although she enjoys the comparison to the legendary Mexican-American singer, she prefers the nickname Cinderella. Liz recorded her first song "Me Haces Sonar" (You Inspire Me to Dream) in 2007, and plans on releasing an EP in Spring 2009. Liz is a young Puerto Rican singer and songwriter -- singing and writing are two of her biggest passions in life. Since she was little she has been singing. Liz has participated in different talent shows taking 1st place in many of them and was part of her church's choir and band. Liz has been invited to sing in different places around Puerto Rico and after having moved back to the northeast U.S. it is her desire to continue on the road of music. But for Liz Ester, her story goes much deeper than just music and songwriting. She hails from the city of Mayaguez, of the little isle of Puerto Rico, yet was born in Camden, NJ-- the United State's poorest city. At seven years old, her family moved to Puerto Rico with the promise of a better life, but her life was quickly wraught with disaster-- her parents separated before she turned 12, and her entire family lived in one room and used food stamps to survive. Staying in her father's mother's house, they were not treated like the rest of the family. She never had an quinceañera --a parallel to "sweet sixteens" in the U.S. but with much greater significance--- she never went to prom, or did many of the things that other girls were lucky enough to enjoy. But in spite of the troubles -- in fact because of them, she kept on singing. "Every difficult moment, but also every joyful and uplifting moment, filled my mouth with beautiful words and inspired poems," she says. Now, Liz Ester is trying to reach out and inspire others and touch lives with her music. Will you join with this Cinderella? Never Lose Hope www.LizEster.com www.youtube.com/LizEsther