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Famous People of Guyanese Heritage |
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Rihanna - Music Artist
Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988 to a
Barbadian father and a Guyanese mother in St. Michael, Barbados.
Rihanna: They (her parents) are so excited, so proud of me, and
very supportive. My mom [and] all my family is from Guyana. Only up
to my generation and down was born in Barbados, but everybody above
me is Guyanese. I only moved here (US?) a week after I got my deal.
So I was still living in Barbados after I met Jay-Z. |
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Eddy Grant - Music Artist
Born in
Plaisance, Guyana, on March 5, 1948, the young Edmond Grant grew up
on the sound of his homeland, tan singing, an Indo-Caribbean vocal
style whose roots lay in south Asia and are the backbone of modern
chutney. Then in 1960, the Grant family emigrated to England, taking
up residence in the working-class Stoke Newington area of London.
The young teen's musical horizons swiftly expanded, embracing R&B,
blues, and rock that percolated across his new island home. He first
made his name in the 1970s as lead singer of The Equals. His later
solo hits include the anti-apartheid song, "Gimme Hope Jo'anna",
"Electric Avenue", and "I Don't Wanna Dance", which went to #1 in
the UK charts. |
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Deborah Cox - Music Artist
Deborah was
born on January 7, 1974 in Toronto, Canada to Guyanese parents with
strong musical roots. She began singing for TV commercials at age
12, also entering various talent shows with her mother's help. Her
1999 smash hit "Nobody's Supposed to be Here" was the
longest-running number one single in the history of Billboard
magazine's R&B charts. She got into the music industry as a backup
vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records,
released her self-titled debut album in 1994. The album made her a
rising star, and set the stage for 1998's One Wish. The first single
from that album, "Nobody's Supposed to be Here", spent a record 14
weeks atop the Billboard R&B charts. On February 17, 2004, Cox made
her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida. Her
third album, The Morning After, was released in November, 2002. |
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