Stevie Face

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On Feb 12th, 1975 in the quaint town of Yallahs, in St Thomas, Jamaica, a messenger Anwar Owen Hanchard a.k.a. Stevie Face was born. He has been a messenger indeed from the tender age of 9 when he started singing in his church choir. It was decided at an early stage of his career that he would always strive to sing for the displaced families and children based on his own early childhood experiences. His first recording Teach The Children became an overnight hit and every Jamaican childs anthem, and its lyrics epitomized the concerns of this dynamic young messenger. This spawned the Vasco Carney produced debut album Coming at you which was distributed in the USA by Ejanis Records. In preparing his debut album Stevie was privileged to work with some of the top musicians and producers in Reggae including Sly and Robbie, Cat Coore of Third World, Dean Fraser and Mikey Bennett. After linking up with Arrows Records in 2001, Steve started focusing on singing primarily for the ladies and crooned his way into their hearts with the mega hit Im In Love. This launched Stevies first top 10 hit, rapidly followed up by two other Arrows produced chart toppers Oh happy day and For your love. With the overwhelming response to his debut album and his newly found chart dominance, Stevie was invited as the opening act for Sizzlas 2002 USA tour. This led to numerous other dates across the USA and Canada. After a unplanned hiatus from the business due to a car accident, Stevie stepped back on the s

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