He was born on 8 February 1974 and was raised in Tobago. When he was 12, he entered the competition arena, consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages. His ability to both pen lyrics he loved and sing them in tones far beyond what was expected of his age, gave him the fortitude to compete against some of the best in the industry, among them, veterans such as the calypso queen of the world, Denyse Plummer and Calypso Monarchs Cro Cro and Luta.[citation needed]
Winchester has won numerous Calypso Monarch and Road March titles. In 2004, having already made a name for himself with tracks such as "Baby Love" and "Under My Spell", he won the Road March title in 2004 with "The Band Coming". In 2005 he won again with "Dead or Alive".[2]
In 2006 when he won both the Power and Groovy soca Monarch titles with "Can't Wait" and "Don't Stop". He won awards for "Songwriter of the Year", "Song of the Year" (for "Dead or Alive") and "Groovy Soca of the Year" (for "Don’t Stop", his collaboration with Shawn Noel) at the 8th annual Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) awards in 2006.[3]
In 2008 he formed his own band, Y.O.U. (Yes One Unit). Winchester collaborated with Maxi Priest on "Make It Yours" and with Serani on "All I Need".[citation needed]
^Moe, Cherisse (2009) "Shurwayne turns up the heat at Bois Cano", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 18 July 2009, retrieved 2010-10-31
^Meschino (2005) "Soca Battles Pirates Of The Caribbean", Billboard, 19 March 2005, retrieved 2010-10-31
^Rampersad, Joan (2006) "Shurwayne, the star of the night", Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday, 4 November 2006, retrieved 2010-10-31.
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October 16, 2023
shurwayne, winchester, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, arti. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Shurwayne Winchester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Shurwayne Winchester is a Tobagonian soca musician from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago who has twice won the Road March title 1 Shurwayne WinchesterBirth nameShurwayne WinchesterBorn 1974 02 08 8 February 1974 age 49 OriginScarborough Tobago Trinidad and TobagoGenresSocaOccupation s Musician producer Song writerInstrument s VocalsYears active1996 presentWebsitewww shurwayne com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 Collaborations 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditHe was born on 8 February 1974 and was raised in Tobago When he was 12 he entered the competition arena consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages His ability to both pen lyrics he loved and sing them in tones far beyond what was expected of his age gave him the fortitude to compete against some of the best in the industry among them veterans such as the calypso queen of the world Denyse Plummer and Calypso Monarchs Cro Cro and Luta citation needed Winchester has won numerous Calypso Monarch and Road March titles In 2004 having already made a name for himself with tracks such as Baby Love and Under My Spell he won the Road March title in 2004 with The Band Coming In 2005 he won again with Dead or Alive 2 In 2006 when he won both the Power and Groovy soca Monarch titles with Can t Wait and Don t Stop He won awards for Songwriter of the Year Song of the Year for Dead or Alive and Groovy Soca of the Year for Don t Stop his collaboration with Shawn Noel at the 8th annual Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago COTT awards in 2006 3 In 2008 he formed his own band Y O U Yes One Unit Winchester collaborated with Maxi Priest on Make It Yours and with Serani on All I Need citation needed Discography EditUnder My Spell 2002 Press Play 2004 Give Thanks 2005 Evolution 2006 Adrenaline 2007 Renaissance 2008 Y O U 2009 Collaborations Edit Rags Don t Care featuring Chinese Laundry and Bunji Garlin 2003 Come Beta featuring Destra Garcia 2004 Don t Waste Water featuring Bunji Garlin 2005 Give Thanks featuring Maximus Dan 2005 Tempo featuring Calypso Rose 2006 Move With Us featuring Bunji Garlin and Machel Montano 2006 Woman By My Side featuring Peter Ram 2007 Adrenaline featuring Elephant Man 2007 Poody featuring JMC 3Veni 2007 Give It To Me featuring Natalie Wilson 2007 Hard Work featuring Mr Slaughter 2008 Whole Day featuring Johnny King 2008 Loving Again featuring Nadia Batson 2008 Allequa featuring Collie Buddz 2008 Traffic featuring Berbice 2008 Elevator featuring Shazelle 2008 Make It Yours featuring Maxi Priest 2009 All I Need featuring Serani 2009 Rough Wine featuring Bad Gyal Ce Cile 2009 Road Calling featuring Skinny Fabulous 2011 References Edit Moe Cherisse 2009 Shurwayne turns up the heat at Bois Cano Trinidad amp Tobago Guardian 18 July 2009 retrieved 2010 10 31 Meschino 2005 Soca Battles Pirates Of The Caribbean Billboard 19 March 2005 retrieved 2010 10 31 Rampersad Joan 2006 Shurwayne the star of the night Trinidad amp Tobago s Newsday 4 November 2006 retrieved 2010 10 31 External links EditOfficial website Trini Jungle Juice profile CDBaby profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shurwayne Winchester amp oldid 1145521759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
