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KEISHA CHRISTIAN
THE ARTIST THEN & NOW
 They say music flows within her veins, for even at birth, her father, veteran calypsonian "The Mighty Destroyer", was actually on stage competing in a major calypso competition. Yes, Keisha was surrounded by music in all ways from a very tender age. Her first-ever stage performance was at the age of six when her father called her on stage to "wine down" to one of his song then entitled "Rub Up" - something Keisha was known oh too well for, her ability to dance. However, it was only after watching a video recording of today's soca sensation Machael Montano performing his song "Soca Radio" in a Junior Calypso competition in Trinidad, that Keisha expressed her interest to her dad of competing at junior level competition.
This was the simple start of Keisha's vibrant singing career. Keisha's first year of competition and first year of triumph was at the age of nine. Yes, Keisha took the stage by storm, for not only one, but also two consecutive years of victory - 1992 and 1993. Those who knew her somewhat shy and reserved demeanor would have been in awe at the sight of her performances as she displayed only a spectacle of true confidence and dynamic waistline gyrations whenever she graced a stage. It was from this very early stage that the name Keisha Christian then became a household name, manifesting an impressionable presence on the minds of those who knew that she too, one day, would be recognized as one of Barbados' finest female entertainers.
Keisha's singing career was halted on entering secondary school as she became hugely active in the Barbados Cadet Corps. Keisha however vowed to return to the stage - a promise she fulfilled in November 2000, when she became the lone female vocalist of the talented, energetic and dynamic band "ELECTRIK". Since then, Keisha has continued to do justice by her fans - now a two-time party monarch finalist 2004 & 2005 landing hits such as "Hold yah Hose" and "When I Wanted To Be With You" which made the Top Ten chart on various regional and international music charts, and the first holder of the title "Best Ragga Soca Female Artist" with her hit single "Love Zone" at the first ever Barbados Music Awards 2006 -- A true celebrity in the making. Keisha, an entertainer and mother of son Nethan Christian-Watson has just this to say
expect much more from Keisha Christian as a holistic artist, not just a soca artist for I am a music lover and appreciative of all genres of music. Never underestimate me as an artist, for the ability I possess is overwhelming, once unleashed, unstoppable.
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