Omeil, or ‘The Lava Lady’, is seen as the best female reggae artist ever to release an album. She began her career early in the year 2001, when she recorded her first commercial single known as ‘Fret’. The single was not an instant success, although she managed to sell just over five thousand copies herself. Omeil’s first album entitled ’Reggae Sweetheart’ was downloaded over 150,000 times, and is still being sold today. She is also the most successful female reggae artist to date.
It was mainly in the year 2003 that Omeil’s career really took off. She released a single entitled ‘Hot Girls’ which was an overnight success. People could not get enough of her unique, yet traditional dancehall reggae sound. After her single had sold so well, she recorded and released her debut album, which held the number 20 position in Italy for a number of weeks, and stayed in their top 100 list for even longer.
It was in the year 2003 that ‘The Lava Girl’ was awarded the prestigious ‘Hip-Hop Palace’- Best New Female Reggae Artist, and the Most Promising Artist awards. Omeil has gone from strength to strength, recording further singles, followed by more albums.
Omeil’s influences do not follow the ‘norms’ of reggae music. Her musical influences include artists like Aaliyah, Whitney Houston, Lady Saw, and some genuine reggae legends such as Beenie Man. Omeil’s grandfather played a massive role in her musical life as he mentored and encouraged her throughout her life.
Omeil has featured in many publications across Jamaica, the U.K., U.S., Canada, but most of all Italy. Most of Omeil’s success has been in Italy and some of the surrounding European nations.
Currently Omeil is due to release her newest album, simply titled ’Lava Lady’. She is also working as the head of a division of Terrelonge Recordings.
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February 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
amazing stuff thanx