Gyptian Biography: Full Name, Age, Parents, Hometown, Girlfriend, Net-Worth, Career, Awards, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Gyptian born Windel Beneto Edwards is a Jamaican Reggae Dancehall artist. He was born on the 25th of October, 1983 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is widely known for his charting smash single called “Hold Yuh.” Let’s take a look at his biography below. Gyptian Full Name He was born Windel Beneto Edwards but he goes…
Gyptian born Windel Beneto Edwards is a Jamaican Reggae Dancehall artist.
He was born on the 25th of October, 1983 in Kingston, Jamaica.
He is widely known for his charting smash single called “Hold Yuh.”
Let’s take a look at his biography below.
Gyptian Full Name
He was born Windel Beneto Edwards but he goes by the stage name Gyptian.
Gyptian Age
He was born on the 25th of October, 1983 in Werneth, Oldham. He is 37 years as of the year 2020.
Gyptian Hometown
He was born in Werneth, Oldham, United Kingdom but originally hails from Kingston, Jamaica.
Gyptian Parents
He was born to Mr. Edwards a rastafarian and Mrs. Pauline McCaulsky a Seventh-day Adventist.
Gyptian Early Life
He grew up in a small community in Rural St. Andrew, Jamaica called King Weston District. His parents introduced him to Mr. Wong, a record producer from Portmore, St. Catherine after they recognized that young Gyptian had some talent.
“I did not take it seriously, My family members have always been carrying me to Portmore to see him, but I usually disappear.
One day, they dropped me off at his studio and left me and it all began there” Gyptian said.
Gyptian Career
Mr. Wong and Earl Chinna Smith helped him to harness his own sound, winning the 2004 Star Search talent competition at Kens Wild Flower Lounge in Portmore.
He gained the name Gyptian from his habit of tying a shirt around his head and twisting the hair on his chin like an Egyptian Pharaoh.
He released his first album “My Name Is Gyptian” on VP Records on the 12th of September,2004.
He has been nominated for Best New Entertainer at the 2006 International Reggae and World Music Awards.
In 2005, the previously unknown singer rose to international acclaim when his debut single Serious Times hit the top of the local and overseas reggae charts.
He had further chart success with his third album Hold You, which reached number 2 on Billboard’s Reggae Albums Chart. The title track, “Hold Yuh”, became a multi-chart hit worldwide.
In October 2012, he released the SLR EP, which included three tracks from his forthcoming album.
His fourth album Sex, Love & Reggae was released in October 2013 and entered the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart at number one.
His latest album, Nothing to Lose, was set for release in April 2015, but never got released.
In June 2006 he lost his twin babies to a premature birth. On 8 June 2010, he crashed his motorbike and sustained minor head and shoulder injuries.
Gyptian Latest Songs
He has released quite a number of songs notably; Come Over, Something Special, Wine, So Fine, The Best, Feel Nice, Deh Yah, Love Overdue, Love You Baby, Thinking About You among many others.
Gyptian Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
He goes by the handle @realgyptian on Instagram, @RealGyptian on Twitter and GYPTIAN on Facebook.
Check out the song “Hold Yuh” by Gyptian below.
