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Naomi Cowan

Naomi Cowan is a Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician.

Life and career

Cowan was born in Kingston, Jamaica, the daughter of Tommy Cowan, a musician, and Carlene Davis, a gospel and reggae singer. She attended and graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University. She began her career in 2000, where she performed background vocals on the song Redeemed in 2000, and in 2004, she performed background vocals on the song The Author & Finisher.

Later in her career, in 2017, Cowan collaborated with Mark Pelli and released the song Things You Say You Love, and in 2018, she released her breakout song Paradise Plum. She collaborated with Easy Star Records, an independent record label. In 2025, she released the album Welcome to Paradise, for which she won a Juno Award in the category Reggae Recording of the Year in 2026.

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Contemporary Reggae

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Albums

Welcome To Paradise

9 tracks · 2025

Star Girl

9 tracks · 2021

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  1. 2017

    Music

    Naomi Cowan readies her vision #Jamaica2030

    "I want to carry on my family's legacy, and it is not necessarily from a financial point of view. I have seen the experiences and the work my parents have done, and I believe that with excellence, more persons will notice and the brand will become more widespread," - Naomi Cowan.

  2. 2020

    JM
    Press Releases

    Kim Nain Thrills For Reggae Month

    Singer/Songwriter Kim Nain is not slowing down anytime soon. From her November 2018 album, ‘Deal Wid It’ to the crowd favorite ‘Marijuana’ and her latest duo with Naomi Cowan, ‘Need Me’ she has kept the momentum going.

  3. 2024

    Culture

    ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Opens Worldwide on Valentine’s Day

    Paramount’s biopic, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch, opens in the United States and the UK on February 14, 2024, three weeks after its world premiere at the Carib 5 in Kingston. Sevana, Naomi Cowan, Alexx A-Game and Aston Barrett Jr are among the Jamaican musicians in the cast.

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