Masiela and Maria

Masiela Lusha is a social worker writer, actress and author born in Tirana Albania. She is an only child to parents Max and Daniela Lusha. When she was seven, Lusha relocated to Michigan and started a modeling career and while performing in shows and modeling she was approached by a Hollywood talent agent discovered her. Lusha's first poetry book Intimate Thoughts was published by Los Angeles while she was acting. Her first acting gig was in the year 2000, when she performed the character Lisa in the movie Father's Love. She then starred in her first television role as Lizzie McGuire in an episode. Lusha performed the role of Carmen Lopez, the star on George Lopez's hit sitcom, which ran from 2002 to 2007. Lusha received the Young Artist Awards' Best Leading Young Artist Award in the genre of comedy or Drama while playing her role. Maria brink......................Maria Brink was born on December 18 1977 into a troubled family in New York. Her father had abandoned his family at a young age. Brink at the age of 14, got pregnant and was forced to quit high school. Following the birth of the birth of her child Davion she lived in an apartment for a while and worked at the local laundromat in order in order to pay for her rent and bills. Brink's first band, Pulse from Albany New York, was formed in 1995. This band opened shows in the region for Coal Chamber and Sevendust. The group broke up later. At the age of 25, she relocated her home from California and moved to Los Angeles, looking for an opportunity to make it big. Brink worked in stores performing in bars, and cafes, while searching for a new musical group. A couple of years later, Chris Howorth, a member of the current band she is in now attended an interview with her. Howorth did not want to take her on due to the fact that she was female. But he quickly made a change of heart and apologized to her after having heard her sing. Along with drummer Jeff Fabb they formed the band they called Dying Stars. The band was later added to by the guitarist Blake Bunzel and bassist Josh Newell. In This Moment became the brand new name of the group after two live shows.