After placing second in the 2006 Digicel Rising Stars Competition, 26 year old, Nickesha Barnes has been working alongside Penthouse Records to perfect her talent. Nickesha openly expresses that she is still not confident or comfortable with her progress, in terms of applying her ‘gift of voice’ while recording in studio.
However, the singer’s live performances are nothing short of compelling, possessing a strong stage presence and the admirable quality of reaching out to her audience. She has made appearances at shows such as Soca meets Reggae on Sunday,October 14, at the Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios and guest performed at the 2007 Digicel Rising Stars Live Show at Mas Camp, among others.
Dirty Step-daddy featuring Anthony B, is her latest release. Nickesha expects to start video production for the single, in the first week of December. The concept of the song is centered on family relationships and conflict. More significantly the song incorporates the problems some children face when a parent re-marries. It is projected that the video will shine more light on the issue of which she speaks.
In future, Nickesha wishes to collaborate with artistes such as Tanya Stephens, Delly Ranks, Alaine, Cherine Anderson, Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley and any other artiste who would like to share a microphone with her. She wouldn’t mind working with other former contestants of the Digicel Rising Stars Competition. In addition, she is not partial to the idea of working behind the scenes and wishes to experiment with talent and music productions.
Nickesha also balances her career as well as being a mother of her five year old son, Jahneil Dixon and maintaining a job at the Ministry of Health. She takes great pride in functioning as support to the individuals at the Mona Rehab among other charitable projects such as the Healthy Lifestyle Festival held at Emancipation Park. Nickesha mentions, ‘there is nothing like helping out those who just need a listening ear’.
Nickesha exhibits humility which furthermore adds to her success thus far, gradually climbing to the heights of entertainment. In touching base with her fans Nickesha says, “Keep transferring the energy and I promise I won’t disappoint”. Continue to look out for more from this artiste on the rise.
Source - Headline Entertainment
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