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Olatunji Yearwood was born September 3, 1985 in the beautiful twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Born to parents Edward Yearwood, a well-known composer and mother Mairoon Ali, local actress, radio personality and teacher, it was evident that Olatunji came into this world with raw talent flowing through his veins.

Olatunji attended Trinity College, where he joined the parang group and entered the annual calypso competition held there. In 2002 at the age of 16, he entered the Junior Calypso Monarch competition, where he place 2nd in the NYAC Emancipation Competition and 2nd in the Sunshine Snacks Junior Calypso Competition. In 2003, Olatunji achieved success in every competition he entered, placing 1st in the Sunshine Snack Junior Calypso Monarch and 3rd in Scouting for Talent, receiving special awards for the “Most Outstanding Calypsonian” and “Most Promising Act.” He was also awarded the “Top Stars” trophy by the NYAC. But Olatunji’s talents are not limited to singing; the multi-talented youth represented his school Trinity College in Football INTERCOL for 2 years and

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Soca superstar Olatunji. (Photograph courtesy of Olatunji Music).

Likened to a superstar by Simon Cowell of “X Factor” fame, Olatunji is still very much remembered for his awesome delivery in 2018 of his renditions of “Bodyline” and “Jiggle It” on Series 15 of “The X Factor”.

Olatunji Yearwood was born in Trinidad and Tobago to parents who were also creative and talented in their own rights. His father, Edward Yearwood, is a well-known pan extraordinaire and his mother, Mairoon Ali, excelled in the field of acting. Proof indeed that natural talent can be passed on!

Olatunji’s entry into stage performance started at an early age and his visibility was ignited at Trinity College where he placed 2nd both in the 2002 NYAC Emancipation Calypso Competition and the Sunshine Snacks Junior Calypso Competition. In his own words, his fondest memories while growing up were, “Emerging as 2003 Sunshine Snack Junior Ca

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Olatunji Yearwood

Trinidadian musician

Musical artist

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 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 Afrobeats.^[3] He sees the release of his debut international album 'Awakening' on July 1, 2016, from FOX FUSE - the world's largest label f