Visually-impaired Jamaican singer, one of the hottest new acts in dancehall for 2024

Two years ago, Nigy Boy, born Nigel Hector, was an unknown singer, crooning cover songs on Instagram, trying to get that illusive buss.

“But what a different a year makes,” Antony Turner, a New York-based Jamaican entertainment publicist, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday. “Today, the 23-year-old, Jamaican-born student is one of the hottest new acts in the dancehall space, amassing 1.2 million views on YouTube in less than a week with his global hit ‘Continent.’”

Turner said that central to the success of “Continent” is Jamaican GRAMMY-winning platinum producer Rvssian, “who took a chance on the New York-based singer and recorded him on his popular ‘Dutty Money’ riddim.”

Nigy Boy, who lives in Selden, Old Westbury, Long Island, told Caribbean Life: “It’s definitely an indescribable feeling to know that I am the most trending artist in the reggae/dancehall space. Read More

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