Michelle Sylvester

MyGen Profile GeneratorArmed with her trademark sense of humour and her stunning, R&B-flavoured singing style, 27-year-old Michelle Sylvester emerged from Trinidads 2004 Carnival with one of the seasons the most talked about songs, simultaneously building a reputation for herself as a crowd-pleasing stage performer. Her tongue-in-cheek solo single, Go Ahead, was consistently among the most requested songs at parties and on the radio during that years festival, and her equally popular duet Dip Down Low (featuring notorious winerboy and close friend, Terry Seales) produced a fun-filled video that remains one of the most highly rotated clips on Trinidad And Tobagos music video station, SynergyTV. In 2005, she returned with the anthemic Sleeping In Your Bed and cemented her place in Caribbean music history by winning the coveted title of International Soca Queen and becoming the first ever Groovy Soca Monarch. In short, Michelle Sylvester is undoubtedly one of Soca musics brightest new stars.Michelle acknowledges that she has been influenced as much by Rhythm And Blues singers as she has by Soca singers like Alison Hinds and Sanelle Dempster, which accounts for her signature Soca-meets-Soul approach to vocals. Make no mistake this young lady can croon with the best of them. Winning the trophy for Best Female Vocalist at the 2005 Soca Awards underlines that point. While most female songbirds lean toward the diva side of things, Michelle has chosen a different path for herself. Im very down to earth, she laughs. Indeed part of Michelles massive appeal is that she comes across onstage and on her records as the proverbial girl next door. Shes is more of an around the way girl than a would-be-goddess, both on and off stage, which judging by the love she constantly receives from fans is a welcome change from the norm.I cant believe it. I didnt see it coming. It was a surprise to me shocking! she says of her whirlwind successes in the last two years. Now that shes here in the limelight, however, Michelle Sylvester is here to stay. Look out for more new releases by Socas sizzling songstress coming soon and look forward to seeing her performing in your town as well. Whatever opportunities fate brings to her, Michelle Sylvester will be sure to - as her now-classic song says - Go Ahead And Do That.