Jaicko Lawrence is a
Bajan
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contemporary pop music singer-songwriter signed to
Capitol Records. Born Jaicko Lawrence on 6 August 1991 in
Christ Church, Barbados
The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven historic political divisions of Barbados. It has a land area of and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 b ...
, Jaicko has been nominated for six Barbados Music Awards, including Best Pop Single, Pop/R&B Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year in 2008.
His debut single was called "Oh Yeah", produced by the
Stereotypes
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, and reached #2 on the
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
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. It was written by Lil Eddie,
Tiwa Savage
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and Kamaria Ousley. The remix version featuring
Snoop Dogg reached #77 on the
Canadian Hot 100.
Jaicko's forthcoming debut album is titled ''Can I''. Jaicko wrote and produced several songs on the album, and collaborated with the production team
Stargate and
Jim Jonsin
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on the project.
Jaicko's 2010 single "FFWD" was featured on the compilation ''NOW 33''.
Prior to signing with Capitol Records, Jaicko released a rap solo album independently in Barbados in November 2006, selling 6,000 copies without major distribution.
Discography
Charted singles
Other releases
* 2010: "Fast Forward"
* 2013: "Perfect Love"
* 2014: "More Than Enough"
(with Marc Korn)
* 2014: "Love Come Down"
(with Bodybangers & TomE)
* 2014: "Only Gets Better"
(with Carlprit)
* 2014: "Shine"
(with Blade Deep & DJ Fale)
References
External links
Main web siteOfficial Artist Twitter page
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1991 births
Living people
Barbadian male singers
Barbadian pop singers
People from Christ Church, Barbados