Won a 2000 Tony Award for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Aida. Released her debut album in 2002, This is who I am. Moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 15. As a student in university, she performed at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, in Dreamgirls and The World Goes Round. Is of Trinidadian descent. By: flygirl2070@hotmail.com