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Machel Montano Biography

Machel Montano is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on November 24, 1974 in Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago. The “soul of calypso” was a Soca singer who merged his native calypso music and the more modern sounds R&B, reggae and soul.

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Montano was born in Carenage (Northwestern Trinidad), and his family moved to Siparia, (Southwestern Trinidad), when he was very young. He attended Siparia Boys’ R.C., then Presentation College, a prestigious secondary school in San Fernando, where he was in the choir led by Mrs Cynthia Lee-Mack. Machel first shot to fame as a nine-year-old boy with the song “Too Young To Soca” while he was still in primary school. In 1984, along with his older brother Marcus and neighbours, the group Pranasonic Express was started and, in 1989, the band became Xtatik. In April 1986, at the age of 11, Montano appeared on the mainstream television show Star Search. In 1987, he took part in the Trinidad and Tobago National Song Writers Festival, and placed second with his song “Dream Girl”. He also won the Caribbean Song Festival in Barbados, becoming the first Trinidadian and youngest contestant to win this competition.

Montano is the front-man of the soca band The HD Family, and is noted for his high energy, fast-paced, and often unpredictable on-stage performances. In 1987 he was the youngest finalist to ever win the Caribbean Song Festival. His career spans more than 30 years. He now stands as one of the most well-known soca acts in the world, using his leverage as an artist able to sell out shows. Recently he has moved to the Los Angeles area and furthered his pursuit, saying: “I may not be the one to bring it forth, but in the meantime, I have a lot of work to do in order for something to happen.” He is very well known in New York City, where he has had sold-out concerts in Madison Square Garden many times over. Machel is a six time international Soca Monarch.

He was born in Carenage Trinidad and Tobago. He once had a relationship with Kavelle Kieren.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The band developed and was re-invented by its leader Montano several times, including as The Xtatik Circus, Xtatik The Road Marching Band and The Band of the Year, as part of his Zen battle to keep his band and his performances fresh. Since 2007 they have been known as Machel Montano HD (High Definition); Montano promotes the concept by saying that he is the first human being to go HD. He claims this characterizes the evolution of his music over the past 25 years and the highly improved style in which his music is presented to his fans in radio format, television, and during live performances. He is part of a campaign in Trinidad and Tobago to promote safe driving – “Arrive Alive”. Part of the hype surrounding Montano since 2007 is his HD tour bus, a 20-year-old bus from the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) that was re-done and includes a bedroom, bathroom facilities, flat-screen TVs, Internet access and expensive audio systems. After its debut in 2007, the bus was re-painted for 2008, the new images of Machel matching various photos from the album artwork of his 2008 CD, Flame On. The bus featured heavily in his videos for “Jumbie” (2007) and “Rollin/Blazin d Trail” (2008). In 2012 Montano won the Road March, Power Soca Monarch and the Groovy Soca Monarch, thanks in large part to his business and personal manager, James Walton. He won the Groovy Soca Monarch with his rendition of “Mr. Fete”. In May 2012 he launched the music video to his hit single “Bottle Of Rum”. Mr. Walton helped launch merchandise, collaborations and reality shows to help catapult Montano’s career to new heights.

Machel Montano Net Worth

Machel Montano is one of the richest World Music Singer from Trinidad and Tobago. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Machel Montano's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After realizing that calypso wasn’t in fashion among his peers, he decided to switch to soca.

He was the frontman of the popular soca band Xtatik and is well-known for his unpredictable, frantic performances.

Machel Montano (born 24 November 1974) is a Trinidadian soca singer, actor, record producer and songwriter.

In Trinidad’s Carnival Road March Competition for Carnival 2008, Montano’s song “Blazin d Trail” placed third.

His album Flame On, released in February 2008, featured collaborations with some of the most esteemed artistes in calypso, such as David Rudder on “Oil and Music” and the Mighty Sparrow on “Congo Man”. These two collaborations were well-received all around, especially “Congo Man”. Flame On also includes Clamydia with other well-known artistes from various genres including soca, reggae, rap and reggaeton. Examples of these partnerships can be heard on the following tracks: Patrice Roberts on “Rollin”, Shaggy on “Wining Season”, Buju Banton on “Make Love” and finally Lil Jon and Pitbull on “Defense (The Anthem)”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Montano was instrumental in the promotion of soca music in the United Kingdom on the BBC’s black music digital radio station BBC Radio 1Xtra, where he co-presented the International Sounds of Soca show for four years with DJ Slic. He has released many successful singles, with and without Xtatik, during his career, such as “Big Truck” (Xtatik’s most successful single, which won the Road March title in 1997), “Outa Space” (with Beenie Man), “Music Farm” (Xtatik), “It’s Carnival” (with Destra), and his more recent back-to-back Road March title wins: for 2006, “Band Of The Year” (with Patrice Roberts), and in 2007 “Jumbie”.

On 20 January 2013 Montano released the official video for the single “The Fog” from his 16th solo album, “Machelements”. On 27 January 2013, Machel then released another video for his single “Float”. Two days after another visual was released for his song “Happiest Man Alive”. Other songs that were followed by immediate visuals are “Epic”, taking two months to create and release, and “Ministry of Road”, taking less than one month to follow up on.

Who is Machel Montano Dating?

According to our records, Machel Montano married to Renee Montano . As of December 1, 2023, Machel Montano’s is not dating anyone.

The International Soca Monarch competition is an annual contest between various competing Soca artists. Within this competition there are two sub-categories which contestants can place in. One of which is the Power Soca Monarch; a competition for upbeat songs while the International Groovy Soca Monarch is for Soca songs of a slower tempo. In 2011, Montano won his first Soca Monarch competition (from Power Soca Monarchs) for his performance of the song “Advantage”. In the years 2012 and 2013, he won back to back times in both sub-categories for his performance of his songs “Pump Yuh Flag” and “Mr. Fete”, in 2012 and, “Float” and, “The Fog”, in 2013, winning TT$2 Million each time. He also won the Power Soca Monarch in 2014 for his song “Ministry of Road”, however he was dethroned by Kerwin Du Bois and his hit song “Too Real” in the Groovy Soca Monarch category. Montano set a new record by winning the 2014 Power Monarch, becoming the first artist/ performer to win a total of four titles. He won the title again in 2015 with his hit song “Like Ah Boss”.

Facts & Trivia

Machel Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Trinidad and Tobago. Machel Montano celebrates birthday on November 24 of every year.

In November 2014 Montano won a Soul Train Award for Best International Performance for the song “Ministry of Road (M.O.R.)”. His win for “Ministry of Road” is the second consecutive win at the BET Soul Train Music Awards for Soca Music just after Bunji Garlin won in 2013 with his smash hit Differentology.

Who is the King of soca?

Having begun his career at the tender age of seven, Trinidadian Machel Montano is known as the King of Soca and is a multiaward-winning artist, performer, songwriter and producer.

How old is Machel?

47 years (November 24, 1974)

Is Machel Montano retiring?

This year’s Machel Monday was the last for Machel Montano but the soca king is not retiring from staging events. Instead, come 2021, Montano will be taking his brand to the high seas.

When did Machel Montano get married?

February 14, 2020 (Renee Montano)

What does Soca stand for?

Related to SOCA: Serious Organised Crime Agency.

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