Queen Omega

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Jeneile Osborne, known in the music world as Queen Omega, was born in San Fernando, Trinidad, and from an early age, she forged a unique trajectory that would make her one of the most respected female voices in international roots reggae. roots reggae. Encouraged by her mother — to whom she would later dedicate the heartfelt song ‘Mama’ — she began singing and writing her own lyrics at the age of nine. Raised in a musical family, Queen Omega grew up listening to the great voices of soulsoul, such as Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker and Whitney Houston, without forgetting jazz jazz and the traditional music of her island. However, it was reggae and dancehall that touched her the most. Rastafári spirituality, inspired by the teachings of Emperor Haile Selassie I, would come to shape not only his artistic discourse but also her personal and musical identity.

Her international career took off with a trip to Jamaica in late 2000, where she performed at the Caribbean Music Expo. There she met producer Mickey D, who took her to London. The collaboration gave rise to her first album, “Queen Omega”, followed by ‘Pure Love’ and ‘Away From Babylon’ — the latter considered her most successful work to date. Queen Omega established herself in a space where female vocals were scarce, becoming a central name in reggae reggae with a conscious message. Spiritual lyrics, feminine affirmation and a constant political commitment marked her work, where she combines lyrical singing with touches of deejaying, a technique she masters. Queen Omega has traveled the world — from the United States to Brazil, from Germany to the islands of the Indian Ocean — taking her message of resistance, faith and love to renowned festivals where the public has consecrated her with just applause.