Olatunji Yearwood

Olatunji Yearwood
Birth name Olatunji Yearwood
Born (1985-09-03) September 3, 1985
Origin Trinidad and Tobago
Genres Soca, Afrosoca, Calypso
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005–present
Labels FOX FUSE
Associated acts Mairoon Ali, Machel Montano, Runtown

Olatunji Yearwood (born September 3, 1985), better known by his mononym Olatunji, is a Trinidadian soca artist.

Career

Yearwood was born in Trinidad to Edward Yearwood, a well-known composer and mother Mairoon Ali, a Trinidadian actress, radio personality and teacher. He established himself as a Soca talent early on when he entered and won multiple talent shows while still in his teens, including the national Junior Calypso Monarch competition.[1] His shot to global fame when he won Trinidad's famous Soca Groovy Monarch/International Soca Monarch in 2015, performing his blockbuster single "Ola."[2] He is the very last International Groovy Soca Monarch champion, as the competition's format was changed in 2016 to exclude that category.

Yearwood was featured in The Fader Magazine as the face of AfroSoca music, an emerging genre that fuses Soca and Afrobeat.[3] He sees the release of his debut international album 'Awakening' on July 1, 2016, from FOX FUSE - the world's largest label for soca music. [4]

Discography

Singles

Albums

References


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