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NEW YORK – VP Records is excited to share that Trinidadian soca singer and songwriter Fay Ann Lyons has joined the Caribbean music label, securing a multi-album agreement along with publishing and merchandise rights.
“We are thrilled for Fay Ann to join our artist roster. She has a spark on stage that is innate and can’t be duplicated. The multi-talented artist has already made history as one of soca’s brightest stars and we are looking forward to spreading the movement worldwide,” states VP Records CEO Chris Chin.
Fay Ann adds to the excitement, expressing that she is “glad to be part of the team and let’s get to work!”
International Soca Monarch
Fay Ann Lyons is a superstar in her home country and the Caribbean. During Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival season, she has made history. Fay Ann is the only female artist to win the Carnival Road March title three times. She won this title in 2003, 2008, and 2009.
In 2009, she also won International Soca Monarch in Groovy, People’s Choice and Power category and is the first soca artist ever to win that soca ‘triplet’ of titles. In addition to these feats, she has taken home 17 awards between the COTT (Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago), NACC (National Action Cultural Committee Trinidad and Tobago) and SAO (Soca Awards Organization).
Fay Ann, from Point Fortin, Trinidad, has soca in her blood. Her father, Superblue, is a soca legend. Superblue has won the Carnival Road March title nine times. He has also won the Trinidad Soca Monarch competition seven times. He played a big role in shaping Fay Ann’s skills as a songwriter and performer.
She became a front-liner for the band Invazion, led by Naya George. Today, she is an official member of the Asylum band. The band was previously known as “Censation”. Her husband, Bunji Garlin, who is soca royalty founded the band.
In 2014, Fay Ann continues to tour worldwide and will begin recording her first solo full-length album on VP Records.
