Ce'Cile has never forgotten her roots, so in addition to hitting on hardcore dancehall bangers, she also delivers on a number of groovy, roots, reggae tracks.

Ce'Cile's sense of assurance is due in part to the fact that she's an anomaly within the island's music industry as she comes from one of Mandeville's oldest, wealthiest and most prestigious families. The granddaughter of Mandeville's cherished mayor, Ce'Cile unexpectedly fell in love with the tough sound of dancehall, and instead of battling her way through Kingston's hard-scrabble recording scene, she systematically pursued her career from the inside and began honing her signature 'singjay' vocal style: a blend of honeyed melodies and rapid-fire rapping delivered in English but tinged with patios, otherwise known as chatting or toasting.

Ce'Cile's signature sound - the combination of sultry singing, along with finely honed deejaying, has left in its wake a string of 'Ce'Cile knockoffs' that have started emulating her pioneering style, but Ce'Cile maintains she is a full package that can never be duplicated.

accolades

Ce'Cile has been widely acknowledged with the bevy of award nominations received over the past five years, which include capturing accolades for the Irie Jam Radio Awards, Jamaican Federation of Musicians, two IRAWMA awards, South Florida Reggae, Stone Love, Star, Richie B's, and Tamika awards and more.

To date, Ce'Cile is still one of the few dancehall artistes to be featured in Source Magazine, Vibe Magazine and XLR8R Magazine. Ce'Cile also yearly tours the Caribbean, United States and Europe, bringing her fresh style to all audiences.

This groundwork has lead to crossover hits in Germany such as: Rude Bwoy Thug Life, Hot Like We, (which went number one on the German Black charts in 2009), a collaboration with DJ Tomec and other genre-crossing collaborations with British breakbeat producers Stanton Warriors and the electronica wizard Amon Tobin.

Ce'Cile has managed to secure collaborations with elite artistes like Trina, Shaggy, Timberland, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Sean Paul, Lady Saw, Estelle and G-Unit's Olivia.

Ce'Cile has come this far by doing things her own way. In her eyes, being true to herself and her music is why she is Jamaica's (and soon the world's) loving 'bad gyal'. Such an uncompromising attitude makes Ce'Cile truly an original voice.

Ce'Cile seeks her 'Coffee'

Dancehall artiste Ce'Cile has been waiting on her 'Coffee' for quite some time now. With love in the air for February's Valentine's Day, we're giving the singjay's male fans a chance to show their love for the star.

The 'bad gyal' is looking for a bold, charming, intelligent, athletic man to compete for her affection. Fans 21 years and older can win a date with Ce'Cile.

The top finalists will then compete in a fun dating game to go out with Ce'Cile!

To enter the 'Ce'Cile Win-A-Date' competition, fans must answer the following questions and email a picture to: ceciledate@gmail.com!

1) What do you admire most about Ce'Cile?

2) Tell us why you think you are man enough to date Ce'Cile?

3) How would you charm Ce'Cile if given the chance?

Entries begin today and end on Wednesday, February 16.