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Finding her voice in children's songs

For Robbi K, there's nothing more rewarding than performing for kids

The performer known as Robbi K was enjoying a successful career singing jingles for big-name products, such as Coca-Cola, Lincoln Mercury and GE, and doing backup vocals for equally big-name stars: Mary J. Blige, Chaka Kahn, Aretha Franklin, Jewel, Diana Ross.

"I bleached my hair. I was hip. I was Miss L.A. in New York. I was very, very cool," says Robbi Hall Kumalo, who now lives in Setauket...

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