Roy Rayon (born 20 June 1959) is a Jamaican singer who has won the
Jamaica Independence Festival The Jamaica Independence Festival is a celebration of Jamaica's independence, a status gained in 1962.
History
The festival was initiated in 1962 by then Minister of Community Development (and later Prime Minister) Edward Seaga, to showcase literar ...
Popular Song Competition four times.
Biography
Born in
Westmoreland, Rayon moved to
Kingston at the age of 16, and studied at the
Jamaica School of Drama.
[Williams, Paul H. (2011)]
Singer Roy Rayon Reaches Out To Gloria Lewis
, '' Jamaica Gleaner'', 9 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012[Gardner, Sade (2018)]
Roy Rayon: Still giving thanks
, '' Jamaica Observer'', 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018 He was a member of the Unique Vision band from 1981 to 1986, also managing the band, and also toured with the
Fabulous Five Inc. band.
He is best known for his success in the Festival song contest, which he has entered many times since his first entry in 1983 (with "Festival Train"), first winning in 1985 with "Love Fever", written by Asley "Grub" Cooper.
[Festival Song Competition 2008 Finalists]
, Jamaican Cultural Development Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2012 He won again in 1987 with another Cooper composition, "Give Thanks and Praises", celebrating 25 years of Jamaican independence, and for a third time in 1991 with "Come Rock".
[Evans Teino (2006)]
, '' Jamaica Gleaner'', 25 June 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2012 He won for the fourth time in 2008 with "Rise and Shine", winning the $1,000,000 first prize.
[Henry, Krista (2008)]
Roy Rayon shines shines at Festival final
, '' Jamaica Gleaner'', 14 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012[Roy Rayon wins again!]
, ''Jamaica Star'', 14 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012 Rayon's success in the Popular Song Competition has led to him being dubbed 'Mr. Festival'.
Rayon has also acted as a judge on the Digicel Rising Stars talent show.
[Jebbinson, Andr (2007)]
, '' Jamaica Gleaner'', 30 April 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2012
In 2012 he released an album compiling his Competition entries.
[Walters, Basil (2012)]
Roy Rayon does album
, '' Jamaica Observer'', 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012
Discography
*Trash and ready (1985)
*''Country Boy Gone International'' (2003), Country Boy
*''Rise Up Mighty People'' (2012)
References
1959 births
Living people
Jamaican male singers
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