Singer Conrad Crystal was born Conrad Constantine Hunter on May 22, A product of Kingston 11, he was schooled at Rusea's Primary and Norman Manley Secondary. His interest in music developed from primary school days when he used to perform at class parties and school concerts.

He honed his craft around area sound systems Romantic and Papa Jaro. Crystal's first recording and big hit came in 1986 titled 'True Love' for the Sonic Sounds and Legal Light labels, produced by Michael Jeffreys. That was followed by 'Red Eye' for Black Scorpio, 'Health, Strength