From
the painfully shy youth who would
sing from behind the drum set, to
a "Superstar" who can simply
utter "Oh gawsh!" and turn
a whole stadium into an uproar, Edwin
is a prodigy with more than his fair
share of talent. One of the region’s
hottest vocalists and songwriters,
his career started at the tender age
of 14, when he won a talent show on
his first try. He had the audience
spellbound and in tears as he rendered
Billy Preston’s "You Are
Everything To Me".
Since
then, Edwin has been captivating audiences
with his unique vocal styling to Soca
music, capturing international attention
and collecting awards all too numerous
to mention. In 1995, again on his
first try, he won all three titles
on the Barbados carnival scene- 1995
Calypso Monarch, 1995 Party Monarch
(repeated in 1996 and 2004) and 1995
Tune of the Crop Monarch (repeated
in 1997). In 1996, he was honored
by the city of Boston when he was
awarded the keys to the city by the
Mayor’s office. In 1997, Trinidad
bestowed on him one of their highest
music honors, giving him the award
of Best Song for the smash hit "All
Aboard", performed by a Trinidadian
band.
One
of his most recent major international
achievements has been winning the
"World Soca Monarch Title"
from a field of the best soca artistes
worldwide. Only recently at the 2001
Kadooment Festival in Barbados, Edwin
doubled with Khiomal Nurse also of
krosfyah and made history in Barbados
by winning the Road March title with
a slow jam entitled "Sak Pase".
2002 was another memorable year with
the monster hit Road Jam, which served
as the party anthem of the year, trapping
in our heads that infectious line
I Feel Like Wukkin Up. Edwin is the
sexy, charismatic lead singer of krosfyah.
He is happiest when on stage and has
the ability to communicate music from
his soul; an ability he uses in a
magical way to reach the very core
of his audience.