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Alison Amanda Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca artist based in
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. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world.


Biography

Alison Hinds was born in
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on 1 June 1970 and grew up in Plaistow.Batey, Angus (2007)
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'', 23 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.Kuss, Malena (2006), ''Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History: Performing the Caribbean Experience v. 2'', University of Texas Press, , p. 350. Both of her parents were from the island of
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plant. When she was aged 11 her parents divorced and she migrated to Barbados with her mother. She competed in the Richard Stoute teen talent contest in 1985, finishing third. She was a lead vocalist in the popular band
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, joining in 1987 and recording several albums with the band before leaving in 2004 after her daughter Saharan was born.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 275–6.Springer, Michelle (2010)
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, 13 December 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Hinds won the Barbados Song Contest in 1992 with the duet with John King "Hold You in a Song", and the Road March in 1996 and 1997 and Party Monarch competition in Barbados in 1997.Collinder, Avia (2007)
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'', 15 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.Meschino, Patricia (2008)
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'', February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Currently Alison Hinds lives with her family, her husband Edward Walcott Junior and her daughter, on a privately owned horse farm, which her husband manages, in Barbados. She has her own band, "The Alison Hinds Show", formed in 2005, with Hinds the main singer and most of the other members of the band young dancers and musicians. After returning to music with a vocal contribution to a remix of
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's "Turn Me On",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. she returned to the soca scene with the hit song " Roll It Gal," which praises women's independence in lyrics about female empowerment.Anglin-Christie, Kavelle (2006)
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'', 23 April 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010. The song was a huge hit throughout the Caribbean, and was released in the UK in 2007 to coincide with the release of her début album.Caribbean Flavour Series- Alison Hinds, a soca role model
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'', 11 February 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.Lawrence, Eddy (2007)
Alison Hinds: interview
", '' Time Out'', 20 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010. She also recorded a collaboration with Machel Montano for the remix of "Roll It Gal". Hinds' debut solo album '' Soca Queen'' was released in October 2007. Her latest album ''Caribbean Queen'' was released in 2010 and contains collaborations with
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, with whom she collaborated on the single "Team Up" in 2009.Jackson, Steven (2010)
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", Jamaicans.com, 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2010. She continues to tour worldwide and has performed at many of the West Indian Carnivals and festivals including Sumfest, and the West Indian American Carnival in Brooklyn.Pareles, Jon (2008)
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Discography


Albums


Singles


Guest appearances

*"Bring It Superstar Mix" – Lalchan Babwa (Hunter) ft. Alison Hinds, Andy Singh,
Bunji Garlin Ian Antonio Alvarez (born July 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Bunji Garlin, is a Trinidadian ragga soca artist. He is also affectionately known as the Viking of Soca. His spouse is Fay-Ann Lyons. Early life Bunji was born on July 1 ...
& Ziggy Rankin *"Ah Bottle of Rum" – Lalchan Babwa (Hunter) ft. Alison Hinds, Peter Ram *"Roll Up De Tassa Remake" –
Drupatee Ramgoonai Drupatee Ramgoonai (; born 2 March 1958) is an Trinidadian and Tobagonian chutney and chutney soca musician. She was responsible for coining the term "chutney soca" in 1987 with her first album, entitled ''Chutney Soca'', which included both Engli ...
ft. Alison Hinds


See also

*
List of Barbadians Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Bahamians, Belizeans, Cubans, Domini ...


References


External links

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Interview with Alison HindsHinds
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinds, Alison 1970 births Living people English people of Barbadian descent Barbadian women singers Barbadian soca musicians Feminist musicians 21st-century women singers British emigrants to Barbados