Tastee Talent Trail

For 31 years the Tastee Talent Contest has been a fixture on the Jamaican entertainment landscape, and has had a rich history and tradition as the first and premier talent search competition in Jamaica. The competition provides a platform to showcase the range of talent that Jamaicans have, with a view to highlighting those with the greatest potential to build successful, long term careers in entertainment.
Some of Jamaica’s most popular artistes began their road to stardom as winners or finalists of the contest. They still acknowledge the impact that their Tastee experience has had on their careers. Most notable among these are Nadine Sutherland, King Yellow Man, Beenie Man, TOK, Paul Blake, Mr. Vegas and Cobra.

In 2007, the competition was renamed the Tastee Talent Trail – a name which reflects the journey that our artistes embark on from the time that they first grace the stage as amateurs, to becoming successful, professional entertainers. The competition was presented with new branding and a new format that took the competition island-wide and onto national television with a 9-episode TV series.

Past Winners (From 1979 to 2008)

1979 – Nadine Sutherland
1980 – Denver Santana Harris
1981 – Cornelius Foster
1982 – Christopher Oniel McDonald
1983 – Jerry Bennett
1984 – Marlene Hayles
1985 – Sophia Fisher
1986 – Bryan Thompson
1987 – Don Perry
1988 – Henry Brown
1989 – Ronald Townsend
1990 – Mark Byden
1991 – Sandra Webb
1992 – Clinton Martin & Federick Wallace
1993 – Serano Walker
1994 – Diana Rutherford
1995 – Ancelia Douglas
1996 – Kimiesha Bartley
1997 – Chevaughn Clayton
1998 – Dwayne Donaldson & Eaton Williams
1999 – Desmond Boyd a.ka. ‘Des I’
2000 – Wesley Mitchell
2001 – Staven Whyte a.ka. ‘Penicillin’
2002 – Kreative Boyz
2003 – Dwight Parline a.ka. ‘Rum Head’
2004 – Winston Ramsey
2005 – David Thomas a.k.a ‘Pound Coin’
2007 – Marvin Fishley
2008 – Kelvin Dixon
2009 – Shelly Ann Brown

2011 . . . . . Tastee Talent Trail . . . . . The Evolution Continues