Over
the years she has also become a favourite
with the US College circuit. Just
plug her name into any search engine
on the Internet, you are guaranteed
to get over 700 hits. With her long
awaited debut album scheduled to be
released in November 2004, it is without
a doubt that she is poised to take
the world by storm. Indeed, the time
has come to show the world what Denise
Saucy Wow Belfon is all about.
Denise
Ann Sinoda Belfon was born on November
23, 1968 in Trinidad and Tobago. As
a young girl in school, she was a
football player, and was even offered
a scholarship to Howard University
to join the all Girls football team.
However, an injury at the time prevented
her from taking up the opportunity.
Denises other love from an early age
was the arts. She has been singing
since the age of 9, and has also been
a dancer and a model. When she was
not in the spotlight, Denise taught
gymnastics at the Belmont Junior Secondary
school and at the YMCA.
In
1990, Denise was discovered by the
bandleader of Roy Cape. She started
singing professionally with the band
Black Sheep, before moving on to Sound
Revolution. Her first solo recording
was the soca hit Ka Ka Lay Lay. Since
then, Denise has gone on to become
the most forceful female solo act
in the Caribbean, having recorded
a string of hit singles: Hard Wuk,
De Jammette, Saucy Baby, and Indian
Man, that continue to draw frenzy
from audiences and partygoers across
the Caribbean and in the diaspora.
These songs and many others have earned
Denise the rank as one of the Caribbeans
top talents.
After
I started with the band Black Sheep,
I was encouraged by the performances
of Super Blue and Denise Plummer to
pursue a solo career. I would also
say that Aretha Franklin, Billie Halliday
and Mahalia Jackson have been my musical
influences since I started in this
business. Their work has always intrigued
me.