Ophelia Marie

Ophelia Marie
Born (1951-03-28) March 28, 1951 (age 73)
Willemstad, Curaçao
OriginDominica
GenresLypo
Cadence-lypso
Zouk
World music
Years activeLate 1970s – present
MembersOphelia Marie

Ophelia Marie, also known as Ophelia Olivaccé-Marie[1] (born 28 March 1951), is a popular singer of cadence-lypso from Dominica in the 1980s. She is sometimes referred to as "Dominica's Lady of Song", the "First Lady of Creole", and "la grande dame de la musique Antillaise".

Ophelia emerged and became Dominica's first Lypo female singer to achieve international star status. She is considered to be the "Godmother of Cadence", and has toured widely in France and had concerts broadcast over much of the Francophone world.[2] Her signature tune is "Ay Dominique", which was also her first recording, and became an iconic anthem for Dominicans. Ophelia's musical idol is the South African singer Miriam Makeba[3]

  1. ^ "UWI Honours Ophelia Olivacce–Marie", The University of the West Indies Open Campus, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ophelia Marie - Hypnotique". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ Lynette Ametewèe. "Ophelia Marie, First Lady of Creole". Soca News. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2006.