Olatunji Yearwood

Olatunji Yearwood
Birth name	Olatunji Yearwood
Born	September 3, 1985
Origin	Trinidad and Tobago
Genres	soca
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Associated acts	Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Mairoon Ali

Olatunji Yearwood (born Septempber 3, 1985), better known by his mononym Olatunji, is a Trinidadian soca artist.

Career

Yearwood was born in Trinidad to Edward Yearwood, a well-known composer and mother Mairoon Ali, a Trinidadian actress, radio personality and teacher. He established himself as a Soca talent early on when he entered and won multiple talent shows while still in his teens.^[1] His big break however came in 2015 when he won Trinidad's famous Soca Groovy Monarch/International Soca Monarch in 2015 performing his single Ola.^[2]

Discography

• "Wining Good (Bharati Laraki)" (2014)
• "Ola" (2014)
• "Oh Yay" (2015)

References

1. "damajority.com: Artist Profile – Olatunji Yearwood". caribanatoronto.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
2. "Soca Monarch Finals 2015". Retrieved March 29, 2016.