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This young singer, composer and producer is presently riding a crest of success that is shipping him to genuine international recognition. Although still in his early twenties, Sherwin Gardner has already established himself as a dynamic artist throughout his native Trinidad and Tobago as well as across the Caribbean.

But his story begins at birth. The middle of seven siblings, Sherwin’s arrival into the world is nothing short of a miracle. On the night his mother graduated from Bible School, she fell ill. Tests for cancer turned up negative but it was discovered that Mrs. Gardner was 20 weeks into a pregnancy she was unaware of.  Following various tests, she was advised to abort the foetus for fear that it would jeopardise her life or the baby would been born deformed. Despite several warnings from doctors, she refused to abort and Sherwin was born healthy and whole.

As a baby Sherwin cried a lot and his mother would tell him to go on and cry because he was going to be a singer – what an understatement. By the time he was five-years-old, he was singing and had taught himself the lyrics to Michael Jackson’s, “We are the World.” From there his uncle, Kenny Patterson, took him in hand to prepare him for the stage. Sherwin made his public concert debut at the Himalaya Club, singing the Church classic “He Touched Me.”

That proved to be the launching pad for a music career that continues to hit new highs with every project Sherwin undertakes. In 1991 he entered a national Trinidadian youth talent competition series called “Twelve & Under” in which he came 3rd. That same year he came first at the “Arima Arts Festival”, an eastern province in Trinidad and Sherwin’s hometown. He went on to repeat this feat in 1992 and 1993.

Sherwin began touring at 16 and has since visited most of the Caribbean islands. At 17-years-old Sherwin released his first album entitled “Power in the Name”, which he also produced. There followed “100% Sold Out”, “I Rather Jesus” and “One Step Closer to Zion”, a compilation featuring artistes produced by Sherwin as a joint project with fellow gospel artiste, Monty G of the Bahamas. His 2002 release “Leaning” made great strides on international charts both in gospel/mainstream and was responsible for exposing him to a wider audience.

Courtesy: http://www.sherwingardner.com