Known for her captivating personality and a voice as smooth as champagne, this Caribbean ingenue is surely turning a few heads. Beautiful and talented, the Antiguan born singing sensation is about to “blow up”!. Shermain’s sultry voice encapsulates the versatility that is rare in the music industry today as she belts soft jazz-like tones which can easily transfer into the steady groove of Contemporary R&B and soul. A trend setter in many ways, Shermain’s vocal talents has garnered much attention from fans all around the world. A natural lover of music and the spotlight, Shermain was born to be a Star as her natural smooth vocals create a sound unique and pure like none other.

Born on the tiny island of Antigua, Shermain has come a long way. Leaving family and country behind she moved to NY in January of 2000 to pursue her musical career. For years she struggled to find any open door and after many disappointments decided to let go of her musical dreams and to focus on building a career in diplomacy. The youngest to ever be Employed by her country’s Permanent Mission to the U.N., Shermain served as Special Assistant to Antigua’s Ambassador and eventually worked her way up the diplomatic ladder, even having the opportunity to address the General Assembly as Rapporteur of the 6th Committee. Despite the pomp and prestige of the job, Shermain’s life still felt incomplete. Her music kept calling. It was at that point that she decided to enter the Miss World Pageant in 2004, where she won the World Talent Award and gained herself a position as one of the top 10 finalists.  With her outstanding success at Miss World, Shermain was then approached to enter the Miss Universe Pageant in 2005 where she was and still is considered one of the top 5 contenders of that year.

Now convinced that music needed to be an absolute in her life, Shermain decided to give the industry one more try and this time she would not fail. Shermain then transferred to the Tourism Department, where she served as a spokesperson for her country as well as an event planner. Her work with the Tourism Department allowed her many opportunities which included performing at the NYC Triathlon in Central Park, performing live on the WB11 and Fox 5 morning news as well as being a guest on the Wendy Williams Experience.

After performing around New York as well as winning a number of talent shows one of which gained her an interview at Atlantic Records, Shermain’s dream was still yet to become a reality. It was at this point, that she decided to take her career into her own hands. With the help of her sister and parents, she created TropicGem Records and embarked on one of the most challenging experiences of her life – Creating and recording her first album. Shermain became even more focused and driven at this point and began writing and recording at Quad Studios and Integrated Studios. In the Summer of 2005 she released her first trial single featuring Caribbean Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel called “I Came to Show You”. The single was a hit and gained a number one spot on Caribbean radio stations and Top 10 playlists. That same year, Shermain was featured on the cover of Black Hair Magazine U.K. while “I Came to Show You” was nominated for five National Vibes Awards (equivalent to the Grammys) copping two for Dancehall Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year. Excited and surprised by the overwhelming response, Shermain persevered in the studio even more determined to finish her album. It was during a recording session that Eternal Source Productions signed to Atlantic Records heard her songs and offered her an opportunity to bring her project to another level. Jumping quickly at this opportunity Shermain is now more confident that her project will be an ultimate success.

With a recent starring role in the new hit up and coming reality show “Almost Famous”, Shermain hopes to reach an even wider audience who will connect to her music and her life more personally as the show documents her strengths and weaknesses as an artist along her journey to superstardom. As the face of Farouk hair product Deep Brilliance and being the recent cover girl of Basia Magazine-The Caribbean Lifestyle Magazine, Shermain intends to not only prove herself as a recording artists but also as a multi-media entertainer.

There is certainly no denying, that this Caribbean bombshell brings a new and refreshing flavor to the industry - rhythmic and pure in sound, sexy and sassy in style she definitely portrays her culture in her image and her music. Eager to follow in the footsteps of her fellow Caribbean counterparts like Shaggy, Sean Paul, Rihanna and most recently Sean Kingston, this Caribbean starlet realizes that her time is now. Destined to take the world by storm, this triple threat diva is ready to show the world what she’s really made of!