Alaine
Alaine Laughton (was born September 21, 1978) is a Jamaican-American singer.
Early life
Alaine was born in the United States and moved to Jamaica at the age of 3. Both her parents are Jamaican.<
1998–2004
In 1988, Alaine appeared in movie Clara's Heart alongside Whoopi Goldberg. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s, Alaine lived in the United States and did songwriting and singing back up for Rocafella artists such as Cam'ron and Freeway.
She moved back to Jamaica in the summer of 2004 to focus on her own music after working in investment banking at JP Morgan Chase.
2005–present
In 2005 "No Ordinary Love" was her breakthrough single. She has released several hits including 'Deeper', 'Dreaming of You', 'Sacrifice', 'Rise in Love', 'Born To Win', 'Bye, Bye, Bye', and 'You are Me'.
Her debut album, titled Sacrifice, was released in early 2008. Her album, titled Luv A Dub, was released in Japan in August 2009. Ten of Hearts was released in 2015.
She has performed all over the world, garnering huge followings in many East African countries. She has had success collaborating with the who's who of reggae music including Shaggy, Beres Hammond, Beenie Man and many others...
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Stories about Alaine from the JamaicansMusic archive, oldest first · 2012–2015
2012
MusicThe Journey Continues
Jamaicansmusic.com will be premiering the video for Wrong Number, a playful collaboration by the dynamic fusion group Voicemail and songbird Alaine on Friday, 6th April.
MusicMahima Hope4Hope Benefit Concert
Hope Gardens was transformed into the site of musical healing on Sunday, 28th October for the Mahima Hope4Hope benefit concert featuring acts like The Mighty Diamonds, I-Wayne, Richie Spice, Alaine and Beenie Man.
2013
MusicWyre, From Kenya to Kingston
African reggae artiste Wyre visits Jamaica for the very first time to shoot the video for "Nakupenda Pia " with Jamaican songbird Alaine
Press ReleasesNext Move: Alaine conquers East Africa, expands musical journey
The number of female artistes with chart success in the international Jamaican music industry has exploded over the past ten years but few have had as many #1 hits as songwriter musician Alaine. From her first #1 in 2006, Ordinary Love, Alaine continues to build bridges around the world with her music.
2014
2015
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