Ms. Triniti
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Triniti Bhaguandas better known by her stage name
Ms. Triniti, is a reggae fusion
singer-songwriter
who mixes the dancehall
, reggae
and pop
genres.
She is an independent artist, though has had two Top 20 Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop sales singles, two Top 5 singles in Jamaica
, one of which was a # 1 hit, as well as 4 studio albums on EMI/Japan to date.
, England
to a Trinidad
ian father and an American
mother. She spent her childhood years mostly in England
, but traveling back and forth between Trinidad
. She currently resides in Los Angeles
. Her family name is Paguandas but was later changed to Bhaguandas by her father.
Chart. Ms. Triniti was also signed to Sony Publishing Japan.
Her second single, ‘Bongce Along’ feat. E-Dee, became a number 5 hit on Jamaica’s Top 30 Singles chart in 2007 and earned her the Nomination for ‘Best New Artist’ at Jamaica’s EME awards.
She has performed all over the world, including Germany
, Italy
, Ghana
, Jamaica
, Switzerland
, Canada
, Trinidad
and Japan
, has toured with Sean Paul
, opened for Ja Rule
, Fat Joe
, Lil Wayne
, Ludacris
, T-Pain
, Omarion
and Beenie Man
. Ms. Triniti collaborations include her current single, 'Lockdown' feat. Vybz Kartel
which reached #7 on Jamaica's Top 30 singles chart. ‘Burnin Burnin’ feat Beenie Man
, which spent 2 weeks at number 1 on Jamaica's Video charts (dec 2008), and became her first number-one song on Jamaica's Top 30 Dancehall Singles Chart. Other collaborations include, Love it like that’ with Cham
on his Ghetto Story
album in 2006, 'Never gonna Know' feat Da'ville and ‘1000 lifetimes’ with Beenie Man
, 2008.
Ms. Triniti’s music has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows.
Zoom, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Two for the Money, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Like Mike II, featuring 'Dangerous'
Boy’s and girls guide to getting down, featuring ‘Big Ups’ and '‘Na ga Hold us Back'
Nadine in Dateland, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Yellow, featuring Bongce Along
Center Stage Two, featuring ‘Wi Burnin’ and ‘Technique’
Khloe and Khourtney take Miami, feat 'Burnin Burnin' and 'If I was ur Girl'
Keeping up with the Kardashian’s, featuring ‘You're the Bomb’ by DNC feat ms. Triniti
DollHouse
Next Top Model Canada
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Ms. Triniti, is a reggae fusion
Reggae fusion
Reggae fusion is a fusion genre of reggae that mixes reggae or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, house, jazz & drum and bass....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who mixes the dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
genres.
She is an independent artist, though has had two Top 20 Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B/Hip-Hop sales singles, two Top 5 singles in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, one of which was a # 1 hit, as well as 4 studio albums on EMI/Japan to date.
Early life
Triniti was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to a Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
ian father and an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
mother. She spent her childhood years mostly in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but traveling back and forth between Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
. She currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Her family name is Paguandas but was later changed to Bhaguandas by her father.
Career
Ms. Triniti was signed to Sony/Columbia Records in 2003, but the album was never released. The recorded single became an underground hit in Japan and was followed with the album, "Ragga Hop" which spent 4 weeks at #1 on the HMV Reggae album charts. "Ragga Hop" was later released on EMI/Japan in 2005. The album peaked at 39 on the Japanese OriconOricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Chart. Ms. Triniti was also signed to Sony Publishing Japan.
Her second single, ‘Bongce Along’ feat. E-Dee, became a number 5 hit on Jamaica’s Top 30 Singles chart in 2007 and earned her the Nomination for ‘Best New Artist’ at Jamaica’s EME awards.
She has performed all over the world, including Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, has toured with Sean Paul
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
, opened for Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
, Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
, Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
, Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
, T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, Omarion
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry better known as Omarion, is an American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and former lead singer of the R&B group, B2K. Omarion was spotted at a young age by a manager, Christopher B. Stokes, who took a liking to his vocal abilities...
and Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...
. Ms. Triniti collaborations include her current single, 'Lockdown' feat. Vybz Kartel
Vybz Kartel
Adidja Palmer , better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall artist, songwriter and businessman. He has many nicknames, including Addi Teacher and Gaza Emperor.-Biography:...
which reached #7 on Jamaica's Top 30 singles chart. ‘Burnin Burnin’ feat Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...
, which spent 2 weeks at number 1 on Jamaica's Video charts (dec 2008), and became her first number-one song on Jamaica's Top 30 Dancehall Singles Chart. Other collaborations include, Love it like that’ with Cham
Cham (singer)
Cham is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein. He is currently signed to Atlantic Records, and was...
on his Ghetto Story
Ghetto Story
Ghetto Story is the major label debut album by Jamaican dancehall artist Cham, released on August 15, 2006. He used to be known as Baby Cham. Ghetto Storys title track caused internet rumours claiming that the Jamaican government had the track banned and they were picked up as a fact by couple of...
album in 2006, 'Never gonna Know' feat Da'ville and ‘1000 lifetimes’ with Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...
, 2008.
Ms. Triniti’s music has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows.
Zoom, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Two for the Money, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Like Mike II, featuring 'Dangerous'
Boy’s and girls guide to getting down, featuring ‘Big Ups’ and '‘Na ga Hold us Back'
Nadine in Dateland, featuring ‘Big Ups’
Yellow, featuring Bongce Along
Center Stage Two, featuring ‘Wi Burnin’ and ‘Technique’
Khloe and Khourtney take Miami, feat 'Burnin Burnin' and 'If I was ur Girl'
Keeping up with the Kardashian’s, featuring ‘You're the Bomb’ by DNC feat ms. Triniti
DollHouse
Next Top Model Canada
Singles
- 2006 Bongce Along feat. E-Dee | Unseen Lab | ULR44912
- 2007 Woy Yoy Yoy | Trinigirl Music/Unseen Lab | ULR44932
- 2008 Burnin Burnin feat. Beenie Man | Trinigirl Music/Unseen Lab | ULR44962
- 2009 Mr Deejay | Trinigirl Music/EMI
- 2010 Lockdown feat. Vybz Kartel | Heart 2 Art Music
- 2011 If I Was Your Girl | Unseen Lab | ULR45901
Videos
- 2004 Based On A True Story
- 2005 Fa Da Love Of Da Dancehall
- 2005 Any Weh You Like It
- 2005 I Remember
- 2006 Bongce Along feat. E-Dee
- 2007 Wi Burnin (Woy Yoy Yoy)
- 2008 Burnin Burnin feat. Beenie Man
- 2009 Mr. Deejay
- 2010 Lockdown feat. Vybz Kartel
- 2011 If I Was Your Girl
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
Six Days in Paradise | Soprano Vocalist (in Miata) | Film Debut |
| 2011 | Out The Gate | Herself | |