Nathan L Walker, better known by his stage name Nate Walka, is an American recording artist, Grammy Award winning songwriter, music producer and vocal producer based in Atlanta, Georgia.
10 Facts About Nate Walka
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Nate Walka's mother Cheri Denise Akins worked in real estate and was a professional artist specifically working in abstract portraits and photography.
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Nate Walka's parents divorced when he was three years old.
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Nate Walka's mother mistook his songs for poetry and entered him into literary competitions, winning several international poetry competitions.
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Nate Walka later transferred to Overton High in the middle of 10th grade before moving to Warren Township High in Illinois to complete his studies, receive his high school diploma and finish out the school year.
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Nate Walka enrolled in Alabama AM, to study business marketing with the intention of pursuing a career in marketing, however he soon realized, after his junior year at around 20 years old, that this was not for him.
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Nate Walka won the Xbox 360 battling competition in 2006 and won the Boost Mobile battle rap competition in the same year.
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Nate Walka spent most of his time writing and recording.
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Nate Walka started selling CDs again to make a living.
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Nate Walka was initially signed up to open for Shwayze for just one performance, however his response from the crowd was so well received, that Shwayze and his team asked him to continue on as the opener for an additional 30+ cities.