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FANCY LADY READY TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE WITH NEW SINGLE
her fellow Jamaican artists as well.
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ancy Lady will not be releasing the single “Step Twice” as was previously advertised in the Dec 2013 issue of ReggaeXclusive Magazine; she is now set to release a brand new single entitled “Kotch It”. “Step Twice” cannot be released right now because the song was voiced on a riddim which has been scheduled for release as a “Various Artists” album. The album is not ready yet for release by the producer therefore “Step Twice” cannot be released as a single until after said album is released. Moving forward, Fancy Lady switched gears and decided to release her single “Kotch It” which is set to take the airwaves by storm. Already mixed and mastered, the single is soon to be released to radio. Christine Williams, stage name Fancy Lady was born July 27th, 1986 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. She grew up back and forth between Kingston and St. Catherine in Jamaica but now resides in Toronto, Canada since the year 2005. Fancy Lady has been Involved in music since the age of 12. She also knows how to play the African drums which she started playing at 9 years old at her primary school back in Jamaica. She
started off with a group of 5 girls which were her cousins and they were called Fancy Fancy Girls. They all branched out after a few years in different areas. Even though Fancy did other things, music was always on her ‘resume’. Fancy is a versatile Singjay and writer, she writes for any genre, from dancehall to culture reggae, RnB, Gospel and Rap. Her passion however, leans more towards dancehall, cultural reggae and RnB. With great rhythm, she writes great songs. Fancy has done a few collaborations with various artists here in Canada and is planning to do more, also with
Adding to this, she has performed in Canada at “Buss”, the all Canadian stage show held November 2013 at On the Rox, this show can be viewed on YouTube. Next was “Reggae Vibration” held February 2014 at B & Bs Restaurant and she also did other gigs in and around Toronto. Fancy is set to perform live on May 3rd, 2014 at 310 Sports Bar in Brantford at a CD Release Party called “I’ve been through it all”. In addition to her music, Fancy has volunteered and shared her knowledge with a bunch of grade 4 boys and girls, which was greatly appreciated and lead to her being invited back on few occasions. In Fancy’s words, “My career as a female artist has been an on and off challenge due to circumstances, but with the love of music, I, Fancy Lady challenged myself to attack, achieve and master my musical career as I was born to be a star. Big ups to my dancers Bling Kadillac and Dondon, they are always full of energy, motivated and give the crowd a show they can’t forget. Shout out to MAD! LINE, Marvin Chin, D’Remarkable One, Josemar Di Artist, Guchie Automatik, Mr. Snipes and Ssense. I am looking forward to doing much more so the world can know who Fancy Lady is.” For bookings email: fancyface191@hotmail.com, Chwilliams19@hotmail.com or call: 647-7707593 Check Fancy on Facebook and look out for her IG and YouTube account.
secular world. As a vibrant young woman she loves hanging out on the beaches in her home town. In the eyes of the religios fraternity the road to stardom was very narrow, so she made that bold move to ventures into the reggae / dancehall. That drew wide scale criticism that forced her to go underground. Her goals in mind and the sky being the limit, she continued to further her education by completing her teaching practice in Early Childhood Education and later become a teacher.
FANCY FACE IS THE COMPLETE PACKAGE
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ndrea Pearce aka Fancy Face is a musical angel that can charm a man with her stage appearance, sing a baby to sleep and command an audience with girl power. Born in the parish of St. Andrew, raised in Portmore, Jamaica she attended Carron Hall High and is a product of the 80s. Her singing talent was discovered by a church member when she sang The Lord’s Prayer in a pop format that lead to her being the principal singer of the choir. She was successful in her quest for stardom, from concerts to competition. She gained accolades, certificates she was able to draw fans from the
When her father fell ill from cancer, she sang the songs of joy that brought people from all walks of life to his bedside. She brought her dad comfort before his passing. Within the walls of the church she gave the eulogy in song, promising him she would keep on singing and vowing to bring love and togetherness to the world with her unique style. As a female artist in the music industry she is very pleased with the progression she made so far, she has done back-up vocals and tours with Luciano and Mega Banton. Also collaborations singles with Rich Kid, and Trilla Lee. The single “I’m Over you” produced by London base Joe Mannix maintains steady rotation on European mainstream radio. Being signed to Cash Global Records, big tunes such as “Heartbreaker“ on the Controversy Riddim has brought her back in the spotlight. The combination track with Tony Curtis “Dancing” on the Mad Run Riddim is mixed by one of Jamaica finest engineer ZJ Rush and is a fine work of art and will be a tune on every disc jockey’s finger tip. (By Natalie White of Buzz Editorial)
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