BIOGRAPHY
QUEEN OMEGA, whose real name is Jeneile Osborne, was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island just north of Venezuela. Encouraged by her mother, QUEEN began performing in talent shows at the age of 9, writing her own Calypso songs and rapping on national television channels. A few years later, she sang backup for a local producer named Kenny Phillips, which allowed her to perform on stage and in the studio with some of Trinidad’s top Soca artists. Raised in a family of music lovers and musicians, she grew up listening to soul artists like Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, and Whitney Houston, as well as jazz and traditional music from her homeland. These foundations had a major influence on her future career as a singer, although as she grew up, her favorite styles shifted to reggae and dancehall.
