Tessanne Chin has become the first artist to be named to this year’s Sumfest lineup.
This comes after the sumfest organizers confirmed that an agreement has been reached for her to perform at the event.
Johnny Gourzong, who is the head of sumfest organizing team said this came months before she won “The Voice”
In a recent interview on Irie Fm Johnny Gourzong said, “We didn’t wait until she won. From she entered (The Voice) and it was either the second or third week that we started to talk with her people. I kind of figured that, way way back as somebody that was going to one day, really turn this industry upside down. Her talent as a vocalist is immense and we knew that this was going to happen. Whether it was going to take five years, 10 years or 15 years, we knew that one day it was going to happen.”
Gourzong later said that he expects the major acts for this year’s edition of Sumfest – the 22nd – to be announced by February.
Reggae Sumfest is scheduled to take place from July 13-19 at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay.