Lydia "ToKYo aka LaDiva" Raymond was born in the Bronx, New York July 31 in the late 80's. BorN into a JamaicaN Family, ToKyo always wanted to be in the limelight whether it was Acting, Modeling or Music. At a young age, ToKyo's mother had her in various model schools and agencies such as Barbizon, IMTA, Star Search, Wilhemena etc. ToKyo was always a handful and always the center of attention. In High School ToKyo discovered another talent that she had; Rapping. It started out as just wanting a "hot voicemail!!" She would create little rap for her answerring machine which everyone loved and she thought, "Hey, im pretty good!!"ToKYo was introduced to a studio by former friend ""TRex" and knew at that point she wanted to make music. A classmate ((Kadir Hassan)) knew that ToKyo could in fact be large and pushed her to record a song with him. Since then its been history. ToKYo's swag and style makes it easier to make hits that people love and could relate to. Everyone knew ToKYo as her former name "LaDiva" but changed it after her little brother repeatedly called her a "harajuku girl" due to her colorful fashion style. ToKyo's first Manager "Brooklyn" helped push her to record and do shows but tragically passed away due to a sever heart attack. ToKyo was once in a female due called Xclusive Divaz which they made hits such as "CoverGirl" and "3step" but that didnt last very long do to numerous amounts of differences. NOw solo again with Strong Management Team behind her ((Jay Levine & Benjamin Simone of LeftHook Entertainment)) ToKyo is ready to take over the Music Industry. ToKyo's Music is a mixture of Rap and pop music and sounds like no other. Her influences are Janet Jackson, Notorious BIG, GweN StefaNi, CyNDi LAuPeR and MADONNa. ToKyo has Individuality, CharM, Beauty, and Talent which is always the best ingredients to makin the next big superstar!!!!
