ABOUT:
ALUS, A FULL-TIME VOCALIST AND NATIVE OF NEW JERSEY, BOASTS A RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE; HER MOTHER HAILS FROM PUERTO RICO, WHILE HER FATHER’S LINEAGE TRACES BACK TO AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. MUSIC RUNS DEEP IN HER FAMILY—HER GRANDMOTHER, A JUILLIARD ALUMNA, GRACED STAGES ALONGSIDE LEGENDS LIKE FRANK SINATRA AND THE RAT PACK, SHOWCASING HER MASTERY OF CLASSICAL VIOLIN. ALUS’S PASSION FOR MUSIC IGNITED AT A YOUNG AGE WHEN SHE PORTRAYED DOROTHY IN A PRODUCTION OF “THE WIZARD OF OZ.” INSPIRED BY DIVAS SUCH AS CELINE DION, MADONNA, MARIAH CAREY, AND WHITNEY HOUSTON, SHE SET HER SIGHTS ON A CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY. DESPITE EARNING A SCHOLARSHIP TO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, ALUS’S JOURNEY TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN WHEN SHE SECURED A PUBLISHING DEVELOPMENT DEAL, LEADING HER THROUGH A RIGOROUS TWO-YEAR ARTIST BOOTCAMP. HERE, SHE HONED HER PRODUCTION SKILLS AND SHARED HER MUSIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA, QUICKLY GAINING VIRAL ATTENTION. HER TALENTS HAVE GRACED PRESTIGIOUS VENUES, INCLUDING MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. ALUS’ MUSICAL JOURNEY IS DRIVEN BY A SENSE OF PURPOSE, ASPIRING TO JOIN A GROUP WITH A DANCE ELEMENT WHILE STAYING TRUE TO HERSELF—A PHILOSOPHY SHE BELIEVES IS THE ULTIMATE KEY TO INDUSTRY SUCCESS. HER FAVORITE BAND IS THE SPICE GIRLS.