1. Machel Montano was born on 24 November 1974 and is a Trinidadian soca recording artist and record producer.
10 Facts About Machel Montano
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Machel Montano's first shot to fame as a nine-year-old boy came with the song "Too Young To Soca" while he was still in primary school.
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Machel Montano won the Caribbean Song Festival in Barbados, becoming the first Trinidadian and youngest contestant to win this competition.
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Machel Montano co-presented the International Sounds of Soca show on BBC Radio 1Xtra for four years with DJ Slic.
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Machel Montano is very well known in New York City, where he has had sold-out concerts in Madison Square Garden many times over.
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Machel Montano made his movie debut with Bazodee, which was filmed entirely in Trinidad and Tobago.
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On November 15,2018 Machel Montano acquired a honorary doctorate of arts from the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Machel Montano was later bestowed, in September 2022, with a Hummingbird Gold Medal, a national award of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Machel Montano holds a Master's degree in Carnival Studies from the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
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On 14 February 2020, Machel Montano married his longtime girlfriend Renee Butcher.