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, and touring with

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Early life

Lisa, whose real name is Alicia, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was raised by her father in the community of Red Hills in Kingston and attended Hydel High School. Her father died when she was 16 years old, which led her to relocate to

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Career

Mercedez's career started in 2005, when she was introduced to

with whom she later collaborated in under the Stylo G led group 'Warning Crew' becoming the first and only female member. She coined her stage name 'Lisa Mercedez' as a tribute to her father, who was obsessed with his old

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. Mercedez moved on to become a solo artist and debuted with her first single 'Lets Get Drunk' in 2014 which was produced by DJ S.K.T. She took a hiatus from music before releasing numerous singles and her first mixtape ''BGC'' in 2017. In February 2018, it was revealed that Mercedez would be one of only three women to perform at

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in 2018. This caused controversy, leading to artist

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and DJ

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criticising the festival for its lack of diversity. Mercedez commented on the subject that "As a woman we have to work ten times as hard as the guys to make it".

Personal life

On 3 March 2020 she announced her conversion to Islam on Instagram. The singer received death threats as she planned to continue her

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career.

Discography

Singles

As Featured Artist

Mixtapes

*''BGC'' (2017)

References

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