Alison Hinds

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alison Amanda Hinds (born June 1 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca singer based in Barbados.[1] She is often referred to as the Bajan "Queen of Soca" as a result of her impact on the genre.

Biography

Alison Hinds was born on 1 June 1970 in London, England, and was raised in Plaistow.[2][3] Both her parents were from the island of Barbados; her father was employed at the Ford's Dagenham plant.[2] When she was 11 years old, her parents divorced and she moved to Barbados with her mother.[2][4] Hinds competed in the Richard Stoute Teen Talent contest in 1985, finishing in third place.[5] She was a lead vocalist in the popular band Square One, joining the group in 1987, and recording several albums before leaving the band in 2004 to take care of her newborn daughter.[5][6][7][8][9] Hinds won the Barbados Song Contest in 1992 with the duet with John King "Hold You in a Song", the Road March in 1996 and 1997, and the Party Monarch competition in Barbados in 1997.[2][5][10][4][7]

Hinds lives in Barbados with her husband Edward Walcott Junior and her daughter, on a privately owned horse farm, which her husband manages.[2][4] She has her own band, the Alison Hinds Show, formed in 2005, with Hinds as the main singer and most of the other members of the band young dancers and musicians.[4] After returning to music with a vocal contribution to a remix of Kevin Lyttle's "Turn Me On",[11] she returned to the soca scene with the hit song "Roll It Gal", which praises women's independence in lyrics about Women's empowerment.[2][6][7][10] The song was a huge hit throughout the Caribbean and was released in the UK in 2007 to coincide with the release of her debut album. "Roll It" has been a popular staple in the Caribbean culture.[12][13] She also recorded a collaboration with Machel Montano for the remix of "Roll It Gal".[6]

Hinds' debut solo album Soca Queen was released in October 2007. Her 2010 album Caribbean Queen contains collaborations with Shaggy, Richie Spice, and Jah Cure, with whom she collaborated on the single "Team Up" in 2009.[14][15] In 2011, she performed a soca collaboration called "Glow" with Trinidadian calypsonian David Rudder.[16]

She has toured worldwide and has performed at many of the West Indian Carnivals and festivals including Reagge Sumfest,[4] and the West Indian American Carnival in Brooklyn.[10]

On 11 November 2011, Hinds was one of many Barbadian entertainers shown on the Where in the World is Matt Lauer? segment on NBC.[17]

On Saturday, 21 October 2023, she was awarded the Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Letters by the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill.[18]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
U.S. CAN AUS UK FRA GER IRE NZ ITA JAP
2007 Soca Queen
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: 22 October 2007
 — — — — — — — — — —
2010 Caribbean Queen
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: 25 June 2010
 — — — — — — — — — —

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK US
R&B 		NZ IRE SWE NET FIN SWI
2005 "Roll It Gal" 135[19] 52[20] — — — — — — Soca Queen
"Thundah" — — — — — — — —
"The More You Get" — — — — — — — —
2010 "King and Queen" (with Richie Spice) — — — — — — — — Caribbean Queen
"Can't Let My Luv Go" (with Shaggy) — — — — — — — —

Guest appearances

See also

References

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  2. ↑ a b c d e f Batey, Angus (2007) "Notting Hill Carnival: Alison Hinds ready to reign at Carnival", The Daily Telegraph, 23 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Kuss, Malena (2006), Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History: Performing the Caribbean Experience v. 2, University of Texas Press, Template:ISBN, p. 350.
  4. ↑ a b c d e Collinder, Avia (2007) "Alison Hinds – Soca Mama Template:Webarchive", Jamaica Gleaner, 15 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  5. ↑ a b c Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, Template:ISBN, pp. 275–6.
  6. ↑ a b c Anglin-Christie, Kavelle (2006) "Alison Hinds rolls it on her own Template:Webarchive", Jamaica Gleaner, 23 April 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  7. ↑ a b c Meschino, Patricia (2008) "Alison Hinds: Coronating Her Majesty", Vibe, February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Springer, Michelle (2010) "Back to Square One", NATIONNews.com, 24 July 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Soca star says farewell", BBC, 13 December 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  10. ↑ a b c Pareles, Jon (2008) "Happiness Abounds, With Extra for the Ladies", The New York Times, 27 August 2008.
  11. ↑ "Soca Queen Ready To 'Roll It' For Fans At Irie Jamboree 2k8 – August 31, 2008, Queens, New York", Jamaicans.com, 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Template:Webarchive.
  12. ↑ "Caribbean Flavour Series- Alison Hinds, a soca role model Template:Webarchive", Jamaica Gleaner, 11 February 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  13. ↑ Lawrence, Eddy (2007) "Alison Hinds: interview Template:Webarchive", Time Out, 20 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  14. ↑ Jackson, Steven (2010) "Alison Hinds aim to top Jamaica chart", Jamaica Observer, 21 March 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Jah Cure And Alison Hinds Team Up", Jamaicans.com, 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Template:Webarchive.
  16. ↑ "Alison Hinds ft. David Rudder - Glow". 21 April 2011, via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Matt, Giada shake it for Where in the World, 11 December 2011, Where in the World is Matt Lauer?, NBC.
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