Alison Hinds

Alison Amanda Hinds (born June 1st 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca singer based in Barbados. She is often referred to as the Bajan "Queen of Soca" as a result of her impact on the genre.

Biography Alison Hinds was born on 1 June 1970 in London, England, and was raised in Plaistow. Both her parents were from the island of Barbados; her father was employed at the Ford's Dagenham plant. Hinds won the Barbados Song Contest in 1992 with the duet with John King "Hold You in a Song", the Road March in 1996 and 1997, and the Party Monarch competition in Barbados in 1997.

Hinds lives in Barbados with her husband Edward Walcott Junior and her daughter, on a privately owned horse farm, which her husband manages. she returned to the soca scene with the hit song "Roll It Gal", which praises women's independence in lyrics about Women's empowerment. She also recorded a collaboration with Machel Montano for the remix of "Roll It Gal". In 2011, she performed a soca collaboration called "Glow" with Trinidadian calypsonian David Rudder.

She has toured worldwide and has performed at many of the West Indian Carnivals and festivals including Reagge Sumfest, On 11 November 2011, Hinds was one of many Barbadian entertainers shown on the Where in the World is Matt Lauer? segment on NBC.

In January 2018, Hinds was appointed a cultural ambassador of Barbados. She was later bestowed with an award for artistic excellence at the 2018 Barbados Independent Film Festival. On Saturday, 21 October 2023, she was awarded the Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Letters by the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill.

Discography Albums Year Album Peak positionsU.S.CANAUSUKFRAGERIRENZITAJAP2007Soca Queen 1st studio album Released: 22 October 2007——————————2010Caribbean Queen 2nd studio album Released: 25 June 2010——————————

Singles Year Title Chart positions Album UK USR&B NZ IRE SWE NET FIN SWI2005 "Roll It Gal" 135 52 — — — — — —Soca Queen "Thundah" — — — — — — — — "The More You Get" — — — — — — — —2010 "King and Queen" (with Richie Spice) — — — — — — — —Caribbean Queen "Can't Let My Luv Go" (with Shaggy) — — — — — — — —

Guest appearances "Something About You" - Walker Hornung ft. Alison Hinds 1999 "Bring It Superstar Mix" – Lalchan Babwa (Hunter) ft. Alison Hinds, Andy Singh, Bunji Garlin & Ziggy Rankin "Ah Bottle of Rum" – Lalchan Babwa (Hunter) ft. Alison Hinds, Peter Ram "Roll Up De Tassa Remake" – Drupatee Ramgoonai ft. Alison Hinds