Spanish Town's Leisa Angella Reid aka Empress Eko is a powerful entertainer and a talented song writer well known to be unique and versatile with her craft.
She displays effortless control over the range and tone of her voice and owns a very unique, down to earth and raw vibe that demands you to stop and take notice.
And that's exactly what US-based Jason 'Jahson' Mitchell from GFAMM Entertainment did. He was very impressed and is now very interested in signing her to his label.
It took sweat and tears and endless hours of hard work and dedication honing her talents over the past two decades though, to get to this point .
Although Empress Eko broke into the industry back in 2006 with her first single titled “SINGLE MOTHERS” , she had been writing since she was 12 years old. “SINGLE MOTHERS” was well received by listeners and heavily rotated on Irie FM which eventually lead to Empress Eko being featured in The Beat Magazine in 2007.
She has performed on a number of stage shows all over Jamaica, including Manchester Fiesta, Bash in the Valley, Fantan Mojah's Earth Strong, A St Mary Mi Come From, GT Taylor's Extravaganza and Tony Rebel's Rebel Salute, to name a few.
Dont let her tiny frame fool you, this lady comes packed with massive voice and heart as well as the desire to sing out her conscientious vibes for everyone to hear and enjoy. Or as in her words....
“...so that the kids can sing along and elders can always say yes to Empress Eko songs when they are played...”
Leisa ( Empress Eko) claims to draw her inspiration to write and perform from deep down inside her very soul... her very roots to draw up positivity and livity for those who enjoy her music. She admits that her own yard has had a heavy influence on both her writing and performance style. And that she grew up being inspired by Buju Banton and Shabba Ranks. As well as encouraged and supported by friendships with fellow artists like Izan'Jahdon.
In N0v 2014 another Empress Eko single flared up and got noticed when “ KNOW WEH YOU WANT ” found it's way onto Shyrick Dancehall Radio's top 10 charts and stuck there like glue landing in 5th spot and from there climbing to third rank.
Other Empress Eko singles to look out for are "Single Mothers" "Cut Above the Rest" "
How Me Fi Stop" "Success Get to Dem" and "Mek We a Pree Dem"
“...I'll sing out my heart just for my fans .. I love how I'm be motivated by them...”
Eko is now moving full force towards her goals in music and the sky is no limit for her, with help from GFAMM.
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