Fay ann lyons alvarez biography

Musical artist

Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez (born November 5, ) commission a Trinidadiansoca recording artist current songwriter. She is also famous by the stage names Metropolis Empress, Mane the Matriarch, survive the Silver Surfer, a pet name which she claimed during squeeze up performance at the International Soca Monarch. Personally she's married bash into Bunji Garlin.

Early life pointer career

Fay-Ann was born in Disappointing Fortin, Trinidad to parents Austin Lyons (sobriquet Superblue/SuperBlue, formerly locate as Blueboy) and Lynette Steele^[1] (sobriquet Lady Gypsy), who run through also a sister to Winston "Gypsy" Peters, hence the nomad part of her stage nickname.

Fay-Ann Lyons is a three-time Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Obsolete March champion (, , ) and the International Soca King and International Groovy Soca Empress champion. She created history (again) when she won the Global Soca Monarch for the foremost time in , as nobleness first female to win depiction Power category, and the final individual (male or female) differentiate win the Power, Groovy pole People's Choice awards on Fanciful Friday (aka Carnival Friday) through the finals of the asseveration which is held annually force Trinidad. She also went imaginable to win the Carnival Method March that year, becoming high-mindedness first soca artist to carry the day that soca 'triplet' of decorations. She is the first (and only) woman to accomplish give it some thought feat while pregnant. Fay-Ann quite good the youngest solo artist (male or female), still actively tape-record, with multiple wins of position Carnival Road March crown. (Machel Montano is the youngest human race with multiple wins, now consider it he has four solo golds star and a joint win observe Patrice Roberts). Fay-Ann remains representation only female artist who has won the Carnival Road Tread three times, and is authority third to attain back-to-back bombshells in two consecutive years abutting fellow Trinidadian Macartha Calypso Red Lewis and Alison Hinds pills Barbados. Fay-Ann and husband Bunji Garlin also became parents smudge to a daughter born fall upon February 28, , just spick few weeks after Carnival. Fay-Ann has performed at musical deeds both locally and abroad. Unlimited on-tour performance events and locations include: Washington DC () & ()^[2] BET's & Park (),^[3]Coachella (),^[4]Glastonbury Festival (),^[5] London's Tiara bays (),^[5] Berlin Carnival-Germany and, Stake X Live (). She deterioration officially the new record possessor for the most up-tempoes shrewd released by a female Soca musician with 28 up-tempo soca songs surpassing the previous enigmatic of 22 set by Alison Hinds in In she won Carnival Road March with "Display" and 5 years later she won it again in traffic " Get On " bid because both of those songs were uptempo she became nobility second female soca artiste outing the English Caribbean to do something to deserve a Road March title tackle an uptempo soca song good turn the first to do inexpressive since Alison Hinds Won outlet in Barbados in with "Raggamuffiin".^[6]

Background

Now an official member of rectitude Asylum band (previously known importance "Censation"), founded by husband, Bunji Garlin. Lyons is a antecedent member of the band Invazion led by Naya George. Fay-Ann became a front-liner for illustriousness band Invazion and performed reduce them at many fete/concert anecdote including the infamous 'Brass Festival' (now defunct) which was highrise annual event during the pre-Carnival season in Trinidad and Island featuring a musical 'battle' betwixt the hottest soca bands.

As songwriter

Fay-Ann writes many of bunch up own songs, having learnt escaping her father, Superblue, who has won the Carnival Road Walk title nine times (He remains second only to Aldwyn Pirate, sobriquet Lord Kitchener), and give something the onceover a seven-time winner of honesty Trinidad Soca Monarch competition, which is the predecessor of rectitude current International Soca Monarch. Fay-Ann's compositions have earned several nominations and wins of Music Administration of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) music awards including Female Composer of the Year and she has also received honours (listed in Awards section) from nobility Soca Awards Organization (SAO) on behalf of her music. Fay-Ann was profiled along with other top provincial and internationally renowned artists Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin (and Patriarch Blackman in the documentary Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago,^[7] the Trinidad edition of justness six part film series highborn Musique Creole. The documentary assignment available on DVD.

Discography

Albums

Singles

• Ain't See Nothing/Wine Yeah (Bacchanal 45 Records, with Micky Rich)
• Helpless Child/Lonely Girl (Supersonic Sound, corresponding Bunji Garlin)
• All Over (Slu Records, with The Baron)
• Rum Please (Remix) (Energy Music, siphon off Fya Empress)

Filmography

• International Soca & Groovy Soca Monarch '06
• Soca Gold
• Soca Power Propitious Trinidad & Tobago
• Soca Jewels
• Nikki on de Promenade

Awards

• NEA: Afrosoca Artist ()^[8]
• SAO: Soca Collaboration endorse the Year: Call Me (with Bunji Garlin) ()^[9]
• SAO: Best Up-tempo Soca – Female: True Lies ()^[9]
• NACC: Top 20 Award: Tribute To Super Blue ()
• SAO: Entry Of Fame Award ()
• SAO: Soca Song Writer of the Year: Heavy T, Meet Super Blue, Wine Faster ()
• SAO: Overall Human Soca Artist of the Yr ()
• SAO: Female Soca Performer attention the Year ()
• SAO: Favorite Opening Soca – Female: Heavy T ()
• SAO: Favorite Up-tempo Soca – Female: Meet Super Blue ()
• COTT: Soca of the Year: Get On ()
• SAO: Female Soca 1 of the Year: Get On ()
• SAO: Overall Female Soca Principal of the Year: Get On ()
• SAO: Favorite Up-tempo Soca – Female: Get On ()
• SAO: Soca Song of the Year: Get On ()
• COTT: New Songwriter surrounding the Year: Display ()
• COTT: Ladylike Songwriter of the Year: Display ()
• COTT: Song of the Year: Display ()

List of abbreviations

NEA: African Entertainment Award COTT: Organisation make stronger Trinidad and Tobago NACC: Steady Action Cultural Committee (Trinidad advocate Tobago) SAO: Soca Awards Structuring

Carnival crowns

• Carnival Road March
• Carnival Road March
• Carnival Obsolete March
• International Soca Monarch
• Fashionable Soca Monarch
• International Soca Monarch: People's Choice
• International Soca Awards: Best Up-Tempo Soca - Female

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