Jaicko Raphael Lawrence is a Bajan contemporary pop music singer-songwriter signed to

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. Born Jaicko Lawrence on 6 August 1991 in

Christ Church, Barbados The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven historic political divisions of Barbados. It has a land area of and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 ...

, Jaicko has been nominated for six Barbados Music Awards, including Best Pop Single, Pop/R&B Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year in 2008. His debut single was called "Oh Yeah", produced by the

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, and reached #2 on the

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. It was written by Lil Eddie,

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and Kamaria Ousley. The remix version featuring

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reached #77 on the

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. Jaicko's forthcoming debut album is titled ''Can I''. Jaicko wrote and produced several songs on the album, and collaborated with the production team

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and

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on the project. Jaicko's 2010 single "FFWD" was featured on the compilation ''NOW 33''. Prior to signing with Capitol Records, Jaicko released a rap solo album independently in Barbados in November 2006, selling 6,000 copies without major distribution.

Discography

Charted singles

Other releases

* 2010: "Fast Forward" * 2013: "Perfect Love" * 2014: "More Than Enough" (with Marc Korn) * 2014: "Love Come Down" (with Bodybangers & TomE) * 2014: "Only Gets Better" (with Carlprit) * 2014: "Shine" (with Blade Deep & DJ Fale)

References

External links

Main web site

Official Artist Twitter page
{{Authority control 1991 births Living people Barbadian male singers Barbadian pop singers People from Christ Church, Barbados