<P> She created and choreographed "The Agoura High Step Team" which was faculty - approved as a school club under her direction . The team placed 3rd at a Nationals competition in 2005 . Upon graduation in 2009, she was accepted into Clive Davis School of Recorded Music at New York University but initially deferred until eventually declining due to career opportunities . </P> <P> Kiyoko was discovered at the age of 5 when she went with her friend to a photo shoot . The director asked her to step in front of the camera, and she ended up in a national print ad for KnowledgeWare . Nickelodeon spotted her at the Culver City Ice Rink, and she ended up featured in and narrating a short piece about children in sports called, "I'm Hayley, a Skater". Kiyoko continued to hone her skills in middle school plays, and in 7th grade she, after seeing Eurasian girls like herself act in J.C. Penney commercials, asked for an agent . She got her commercial agent and booked her first audition, claiming acting was always just something she did on the side to make money for college and music equipment . Kiyoko started the garage band Hede, named after her grandfather, in November 2007, and released five songs on Myspace and a music video for "Warehouse". The band performed locally on several occasions and split in 2009 after the remaining band members left for college . Her grandfather died in 2011 . He was one of the biggest inspirations in Kiyoko's life . </P> <P> In 2007, Kiyoko was approached by former pop - star Vitamin C to join an all - girl singing and dancing group . She joined Allie Gonino, Tinashe, Kelsey Sanders (later replaced by Lauren Hudson), and Marisol Esparza to form The Stunners . Six months after forming, the group signed with Columbia Records and released a single titled "Bubblegum" to iTunes along with the official video for the single . They also contributed a cover of the song "Let's Hear It for the Boy" to the iCarly soundtrack . In 2009, the group left Columbia Records, signed a production deal with Lionsgate Entertainment, and shot a music video for their promo single "We Got It", which was released on February 22, 2010 . In 2007, Kiyoko starred in her first television role in Unfabulous, being credited as Hayley Alcroft . After graduating high school in 2009, Kiyoko booked her first big movie, starring as Velma Dinkley in Scooby - Doo! The Mystery Begins, a role she almost did not audition for due to her image . In a 2017 interview, she stated that she struggles to find acting roles as a biracial woman . The TV movie premiered on September 13, 2009 and was a huge success . It brought in 6.1 million viewers, making it the most - watched program in Cartoon Network's history . She reprised the role in the movie's sequel, Scooby - Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, which premiered on October 16, 2010 . The sequel drew 3.4 million viewers . In 2010, Kiyoko also guest starred in four episodes of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place in the role of Stevie Nichols, an evil wizard . </P> <P> The Stunners signed to Universal Republic Records in 2010 and released their first single "Dancin' Around the Truth", which featured the New Boyz . The music video for the song premiered June 2, just before the group was announced as an opening act on Justin Bieber's My World Tour . A full album was planned, but cancelled when the group split in 2011 . Kiyoko claimed that she wanted to be in control of her own music . Kiyoko began work on the Disney Channel movie Lemonade Mouth in 2010, starring in a lead role as rebellious teenager Stella Yamada . The film premiered on April 15, 2011 with 5.7 million viewers . Kiyoko later guest starred in the episode "Skater Girl Island" of Disney XD's Zeke and Luther which aired May 23, 2011 . A sequel to Lemonade Mouth was cancelled prior to pre-production when Disney released a statement saying that "they felt the movie had completed its story within the first film ." </P>

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