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Brown Sugar’s star set to shine brighter
Mitzie ‘Brown Sugar’ Campbell has music running through her veins. From a young age, Brown Sugar had the dream of becoming a singer and now she has finally been fast-tracked for a career in the business.
The 2009 Digicel Rising Stars winner was born in New Ramble, St James and honed her singing skills at the Bogue Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Mother of a three-year-old son, she has worked hard to balance her maternal responsibilities and her burgeoning music career.
Brown Sugar is no stranger to the Montego Bay music scene and has been performing in the second city regularly since 2003 after graduating from the Herbert Morrison Technical High School. She started out doing regular gigs at the Brewery and then settled down to full-time employment as a band singer at Coral Cliff on the Hip Strip. With the backing of her band Jumanji, Brown Sugar won the hearts of both locals and visitors alike, in Montego Bay.
Brown Sugar, while having a credible reputation as a band singer, also has tremendous experience on the big stage. She had a short stint as a back-up singer for Da’Ville in 2005 and after working with Da’Ville started working with her current mentor, Tanya Stephens. Since 2005, Brown Sugar has been Tanya’s back up singer whenever she travels.
The 2009 Digicel Rising Star has travelled the world perfecting her craft. She toured with Tanya Stephens in Europe in the summer of 2007 and 2008 and has also worked on numerous shows in the Caribbean. To top it off, she visited Gambia and Tanzania in Africa where she gained even further experience.
Locally, she has been on Reggae Sumfest and Junior Gong’s signature show Welcome to Jamrock. All these perform-ances have prepared the singer for her present journey as a solo act.
Boasting a strong voice and a sultry, sexy persona, Brown Sugar represents the next generation of reggae and dancehall stars. She draws inspiration from her mentor Tanya Stephens and her idol Mariah Carey. She believes that she is ready for the main stage.
“I entered Digicel Rising Stars to get out and show people that I am here. I thought Digicel Rising Stars was the right way to kick-off my career. Now that I have won I want to make the best of the opportunity as a lot of Jamaicans support me and I don’t want to disappoint them,” says Brown Sugar.
In what was a nail-biting finish, more than one million Jamaicans tuned in to watch Brown Sugar take the Digicel Rising Stars crown and judging by her performances on the show, her star is set to shine brighter.
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