Fay-Ann Lyons

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Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons (2014)

Fay-Ann Lyons (fully Fay-Ann Corelle Lyons-Alvarez, born November 5, 1980 in Point Fortin ) is a Trinidian Soca musician. She is also known by the pseudonyms Lyon Empress , Mane the Matriarch and Silver Surfer .

Life

Lyons was born in Point Fortin as the daughter of Soca musician Austin " Superblue " Lyons and Soca musician Lynette "Lady Gypsy" Steele. She has been active as a singer and songwriter in the Soca scene since 2002. In addition to her solo career, Lyons was also a regular member of Soca bands. From 2002 to 2005 she worked as a singer for the band Invazion. On December 23, 2006 she married the Soca musician Ian " Bunji Garlin " Alvarez. Since 2008 she has been a member of her husband's Asylum Band. In 2009 their daughter Syri was born. In 2015 she performed at the Coachella Festival and the Glastonbury Festival . In 2017, quarrels within the Asylum Band caused media coverage when drummer Gregory “Animal” Pegus left the band after 14 years in an argument and accused Lyons of “disrespectful behavior” towards the band as well as unjust pay.

Awards

Fay-Ann Lyons is one of the most successful Soca artists of all time in terms of awards and is the most successful female Soca artist. In addition to numerous category wins in the International Soca Awards , she is a three-time winner of the Carnival Road March title and thus the most successful woman in this discipline. In 2009 she became the first woman to win the International Soca Monarch competition.

  • 2012 International Soca Awards: Best Up-Tempo Soca - Female
  • 2010 International Soca Awards: Soca Collaboration of the Year (with Bunji Garlin)
  • 2010 International Soca Awards: Best Up-Tempo Soca - Female
  • 2009 International Soca Monarch
  • 2009 International Groovy Soca Monarch
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Favorite Groove Soca - Female
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Favorite Up-tempo Soca - Female
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Female Soca Performer of the Year
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Overall Female Soca Artist of the Year
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Soca Song Writer of the Year
  • 2009 International Soca Awards: Hall of Fame Award
  • 2009 NACC Top 20 Award
  • 2008 International Soca Awards: Female Soca Performer of the Year
  • 2008 International Soca Awards: Overall Female Soca Artist of the Year
  • 2008 International Soca Awards: Favorite Up-tempo Soca - Female
  • 2008 International Soca Awards: Soca Song of the Year ( Get On )

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • 2004: Ain't See Nothing / Wine Yeah (Bacchanal 45 Records, with Micky Rich)
  • 2008: Helpless Child / Lonely Girl (Supersonic Sound, with Bunji Garlin)
  • 2011: All Over (Slu Records, with The Baron)
  • 2012: Rum Please (Remix) (Energy Music, with Fya Empress)

Sampler contributions

  • Soca Gold 2006 (2006, VP)
  • Best of the Best - Soca Hits 2007 (2007, JW Productions)
  • Soca Gold 2007 (2007, VP)
  • Pot of Gold Riddim (2007, Faluma)
  • Da Mastamind Project (2007, Faluma)
  • Da Mastamind Project 2 (2007, Faluma)
  • Soca Gold 2008 (2008, VP)
  • A Message to You Rudie Riddim (2009, Supersonic Sound)
  • Gutter: Soca Riddim (2010, Island Traffic)
  • Jim Screechie Trinidad (2010, Equiknoxx Music)
  • I Am Soca 2012 (2012, Platinum Trini)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trinidad Newsday of December 26, 2006: TT's Royal couple of Soca say 'I Do' in style. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Marshelle Haselay: Calypso Rose listed for Coachella 2019 . In: Trinidad Newsday . 3rd January 2019.
  3. ↑ EbuzzTT.com: Bunji, Fay Ann To Hit Glastonbury Festival With Soca In JunePublished. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Michael Mondezie: "Animal" escapes the Asylum . In: Trinidad Express . January 2017, p. 25.
  5. ↑ Facebook.com: Full Results for the 10th Annual International Soca Awards. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
  6. ↑ TnTIsland.com: Trinidad & Tobago 2010 Top 40 NACC Calypsos. Retrieved March 28, 2018 . (PDF, 116 kB)
  7. ^ InternationalSocaMonarch.com: International Soca Monarch: Past and Present. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
  8. ↑ TnTIsland.com: 2009 Chutney Awards. Retrieved March 28, 2018 . (PDF, 136 kB)
  9. ↑ Trinidad Newsday, January 8, 2010: Awards for top calypsos of 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
  10. ↑ TnTIsland.com: Radio 103FM's 2008 Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony. Retrieved March 28, 2018 . (PDF, 144 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Lyons, Fay-Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyon Empress (pseudonym); Mane the Matriarch (pseudonym); Silver Surfer (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Trinidadian soca musician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th November 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Point Fortin