Judy Boucher was born in 1964 at St. Vincent in the Caribbean.
She is a reggae and R&B singer.
Her singing career actually started in 1970! At age 16!
After being in her brother’s band Judy Jack and the Beanstalk, she later became a solo artist.
In 1985, Felix Da Silva, a local songwriter, wanted a singer to cover his songs and Boucher was able to record several of them, including “Dreaming of a Little Island”, which enjoyed the No. 1 slot in the reggae charts and was subsequently used as the Jamaica Tourist Board’s theme tune.
An album was released, entitled Can’t Be with You Tonight which would change the “ordinary country girl” into an international entertainer by the end of 1987.
The title track was released as a single and became a worldwide hit in 1987, also peaking at No. 2 in the UK.
Her first solo song “Dreaming of a Little Island” was a hit in the reggae charts in 1985, and she is best known for her international hit single “Can’t Be with You Tonight”, which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1987.
She holds the record for being the first female from the Caribbean to have the longest stay in the national charts with fourteen weeks in 1987.
In recognition of her achievements, Boucher was invited by the government of St. Vincent as their special guest of honour and remains an ambassador for her country.
She has been active in Music for the last 50 Years!
