Raymond Ramnarine

Raymond Ramnarine is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and arranger of the crossover chutney soca band Dil-E-Nadan.[1][2]

Raymond Ramnarine
Born
Raymond Ramnarine

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Relatives
  • Rennie Ramnarine (brother)
  • Richard Ramnarine (brother)

Early life

Ramnarine was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago and grew up in nearby Gasparillo.[2]

Music career

On January 26, 2013, Ramnarine participated in a singing performance competition in San Fernando, Trinidad.[3] Ramnarine won first prize the competition scoring 43.7 points, a 1.1-point lead ahead of Rikki Jai, the second-place contestant. Ramnarine won $1,000,000 and stated he intended to use it for charity to help the underprivileged.[4]

On March 22, 2014, Ramnarine and fellow local performers Vineet Singh, Avinash Maharaj, and others, held a concert, Everybody Loves Raymond, named after a popular sitcom by the same name at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya.[5]

On February 1, 2021, he and the band released the official music video for their song, "Good Vibez."[6][7]

On June 19, 2021, he and the band released the official music video for their song, "Tujhe Suraj."[8] By November 2021, the video had 3.84 million views on YouTube.[9] As of May 2023, the video has over 12 million views on YouTube.

In August 2022, Ramnarine has stated that one of his long-term goals of his music career is to spread the "positive side" of Trinidad and Tobago and reduce the worldwide stigma against the region.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Cultural Artistes". Rafimohammed. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23.
  2. Nasser Khan (January 31, 2016). "Raymond Ramnarine aka: Da Showstopper". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian.
  3. "Raymond Ramnarine confident of winning Chutney Soca Monarch in TT". Guyana Times International. January 25, 2013.
  4. "Chutney Soca Monarch: Raymond Ramnarine Dethrones Kris "Ki" Persad". Repeating Islands. February 4, 2013.
  5. "Vineet Singh shines at Everybody Loves Raymond concert". Stabroek News. March 24, 2014.
  6. "Raymond and Nehilet bring Good Vibez". Trinidad & Tobago Newsday. February 5, 2021.
  7. "Good Vibez [Official Music Video]". YouTube. February 1, 2021.
  8. "Tujhe Suraj (Official Music Video) Raymond Ramnarine x Rakesh Yankaran". YouTube. June 19, 2021.
  9. "Tujhe Suraj (Official Music Video) Snapshot 2021-11-20". Internet Archive. November 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20.
  10. "Raymond Ramnarine humbled as Indian billionaire tweets his song". Loop News. August 25, 2022.
  11. Rhondor Dholat (August 26, 2022). "Dil-E-Nadan reaching out to India billionaire who loves their video". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian.
  12. Michael Mondezie (May 21, 2022). "On the Road Again". Trinidad Express.
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