A young man with a solid and captivating singing voice is 18-year-old Wilson Grinage. This about to be high school graduate unexpectedly wows everyone with his vocals and very humble personality. He has a song that is played on E-Jay’s LOVE JAM SESSION on Krem Radio, that no one would have suspected it was he who was belting out the R&B tunes like that. The song is called “What We Once Had.”
Even I was surprised and couldn’t believe he was the person making the ladies sing along to his music on the radio and loving his voice. But this 18-year-old has much history for being so young.
He explains that he has been singing in the Ladyville Baptist Church since he was age 6 during “Sharing Time” at the church. Eventually he joined the National Belize Youth Choir and also began participating in numerous competitions like the NOPCAN Karaoke Competition that he won 1st place for in the year 2000. He also won the most promising male vocalist of the year in the Festival of Arts in 2001 but afterwards took some time off to concentrate on school keeping his love for music not far out of mind or out of heart.
He came back on the scene in 2008 with the R&B song on the radio called “What We Once Had” and has a few more songs recorded that are as catchy and well done as “What We Once Had”. He says his inspiration for writing music comes from life and love, his friends’ experiences and things that he has been through himself. Some people that he looks up to in the music business are, as he calls them, the 3 divas, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Whitney Houston, and on the male end its Usher.
Expect big moves from Wilson Grinage. He is definitely a Belizean artist to look out for.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THIS MAY WEEKEND
ON SATURDAY, 16th of MAY, 2009
STREET DREAMS ENTERTAINMENT presents
‘Don’t Blame on it the Alcohol’, at the MJ’S GRAND – Til da mawning
There will be performances by Positive Vibes, Bastic, Tanya Carter and Nello Player. Music will also be provided by Empire 1, Mad Squad, Legend 1, Dymatyc, Jah Fire and Rock Hard Sound Crew.
The main promoter of the Event “Burna” expressed his interest in pushing Belizeans to the fullest and putting more energy in making events like this one that will hype the club with Belize’s Best talent and pure nice vibes. Make this a date.
SATURDAY, MAY 16th, 2009
3RD WORLD ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS “NUTTIN BUT LOVE” BELIZEAN ENTERTAINMENT CONCERT.
The concert will be at the Vernon St. Football field behind the St. Martin De Pores Primary School. There will be live Belizean artist performances by Mr. Program, Berne, D.T.H., Instruments of Love, Simone( is Back!), K.J., Dawgie, Apachie, TR (ABS Sting Champion), Dan Man and many more, backed up by a live band.
The concert is an effort by the Belizean artists and the promoters themselves to help the community and donate their talents at the same time. The event will be a family friendly event; the artists have been warned to use no profanity at the concert when performing onstage.
On Thursday, May 14 some of the artists performing at the event got together to paint the basketball court at the football field. It is a great effort from them to show people we can all come together as one people and give back to the community with the little we have. Respect!