Born in Montgomery Alabama, Kai Lavender's passion for music began at an early age gaining
tutelage from musically inclined parents. Kai began his first journey in music in middle school at Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet School under the direction of choral teacher, Ms. Traci Fuller. He eventually became a piano student of Dr. Jamese Lockett at Booker T Washington
Magnet High School, in Montgomery, Alabama. There, his music career began to flourish.

Kai has competed in various piano competitions such as American Teacher's Association on the
local and state level and Alabama's Boykin Festival making outstanding in both piano and
theory. Recently, he auditioned for American Idol making it to the winner's circle and has won
the Young Arts national competition in contemporary vocal performance. Kai is a new music
artist with his first single due to be released in December, 2023. Furthermore, he is in pursuit
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