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Lucilles younger years were not always easy for her, or her family. They lacked money, and often moved around a lot as her dad searched for jobs. When ball was about 8 years old, her dad passed away, and her mom took no time in remarying. The dude hated small children and fourced Ball's mom to send her and her siblings away to his parent's house wear she continued to get misstreeted. Eventually, Ball was reunited with her mother and stepfather, when she was just 11 years old. This is when she started having a passion for the arts- specificaly singing, and

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