Glacia Robinson Biography Glacia, a native of the island of Jamaica, began singing at four years old. This led to national and international engagements. Shortly after high school, she became involved in Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Jamaica and Canada, and participated in their discipleship and arts based programs. Glacia has ministered extensively as a missionary – visiting hospitals, prisons, and schools as well as on the streets. Ministering to the poor, she has worked with various church groups and secular entities, including the Bob Marley International Reggae Day in Kingston Jamaica. Glacia’s unique gifting has gained her audiences with a wide cross section of dignitaries and politicians and she was the first gospel artist invited to the Prime Minister’s Private Gala in Jamaica. A Caribbean Hall of Fame inductee, Glacia is talented writer, poet, composer, arranger, co-producer, singer, songwriter, published author, motivational speaker, and an anointed minister of music and praise & worship leader. She has worked closely with several award-winning producers of Jamaica such as Jon Williams, Alex Martin-Blankin, Dennis Rushton and Gawain (Garnet) Gibson. She has worked with gifted and internationally acclaimed singers, songwriters and producers such as Roby Duke, Terry Clarke, Robert Varnadore, Mark Brown, Robert D. Watson (Hollywood Composer for film and Television), humanitarian and recording artist Carolee Mayne, (The Great Foundation), Tommy Walker (Integrity Music), the renowned Eddie Perez (who has worked with the likes of Ashanti), Emerson Ally, Gregg Allman, Maurice (Brian) Gregory (who has worked with Papa San, Jamaica’s first Stella Award winner), Grammy winners Beenie Man, Shaggy, Kanye West, and other reggae artists like Diana King and Wayne Wonder. Her compelling duets with Papa San, Nigel Lewis, Shawn Walker and Shirley Willis have reaped great success. Glacia has also recorded with Alvin Slaughter and the legendary Thomas McClary of the Commodores – his artistry and success speaks for itself. “I Am A Winner” produced by Glacia Robinson, Emerson Ally and Gregg Allman, held the number one position in New York City’s Caribbean Gospel Flavas for over nine months and has remained on the top ten from June 2011 to July 2012. “Hold My Hand Today,” produced by Jon Williams and Glacia Robinson in 1998, held the number one position on the Caribbean Gospel Music Charts for over six months. “It’s Not Over Now”, produced by Jon Williams and Glacia Robinson in 1999, held the same position for three months. It was also featured in the successful Hollywood Production of ”Portrait of a Poet”. Glacia’s song “Survivor” was written in 2004, for her fellow countrymen in response to Hurricane Ivan. Produced by Glacia Robinson, Robert D. Watson and Carolee Mayne, has been topping the charts favorites, bringing hope in the face of adversity to all who hear it. And also earned the prestigious “Rock / Pop Song of the Year”- 2006 Marlin Awards. Glacia published her first book “Sheer Inspiration 40 Daily Devotionals” in 2010. She also has several musical recordings, “I Shall Live” 2008, “Year of Conquest & Acoustic Worship” 2011, “Sheer Inspiration” 2011 and “An Offering of Worship” 2012 Coming Soon: “Art of Worship” (working title) praise & worship manual “Glacia’s Memoir & Testimony” (working title) book “You Are My Servant” (working title) CD Glacia has been the recipient of many awards. The awards include: Evangelism Media Inc. Awards Life Time Achievement Kingdom Award – (2010) The International Gospel Awards Inducted into International Caribbean Gospel Hall of Fame – (2009) The International Gospel Awards Achievement Award – (2009) The Caribbean Gospel Music Spiritual Award Community Service & Achievement Award – (2008) The Lifestyle Gospel Entertainment Media Group Achievement Award -- (2007) The Marlin Awards
Rock/ Pop Song of the Year – “Survivor” (2006) The Jamaica Federation of Musicians (JFM)
Best Gospel Song – “It’s Not Over Now” (2000)
Membership Award – “JFM and JACAP” (2003) XNEWS
Gospel Song of the Year, “It’s Not Over Now” (2000) The Jamaica Cultural Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP)
Best New Artist (1998 – 1999)
Songwriter of the Year (1999) The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)
Original Song Competition – Winner, Most Outstanding Song (1998)
JCDC, Most Outstanding Performer (1998) Glacia’s travel has taken her to New Zealand, USA, Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. Her heart embraces those who have been rejected and dejected by society and their situations. She has joined forces with organizations and support groups to release hope to the hopeless by utilizing her music to soothe their pain and offer counseling and help. A humanitarian at heart, her gifts have enhanced the efforts of many charitable organizations including, Heart For the World, Great Love Foundation, Food For the Poor, New Hope Children’s Home in Mandeville, Jamaica WI, and several Sekelela Zambia’s Orphans Inc. events in Florida providing housing, food and medical relief for Zambia’s HIV/AIDS orphans. This help also provides relief for the sick and abandoned in Lesotho Africa and the homeless in down town Hollywood, California. Glacia also heads her own charity fund “The Survivor Fund” which is based in Jamaica W.I. in which she donates all the proceeds from her award winning single “Survivor” to those who sustained damages from hurricane Ivan. Glacia also heads another charity. “Children of Purpose”; launched in November of 2008. Through her partnership with Food For The Poor, the proceeds from “Survivor” has been used to help poor children in Haiti and the survivors of a catastrophic earthquake that shook Haiti on January 2010. “You Can Start Over, Like a True Warrior Pick up the Pieces and Start Again. Because Survivors Never Quit; They Stand to the End” – Glacia Glacia has ministered alongside reputable artists and speakers such as Helen Baylor, Phil Driscoll, BeBe Winans, Anointed, Vickie Winans, Dr. Myles Munroe, Grammy award-winning Bob Carlisle, Donnie McClurkin, Eddie James, Carolee Mayne, Valerie Boyd, Skeeter Davis, Tommy Walker (Integrity Music) Stellar award-winner, Papa San, Sitchie, Lester Lewis, Nigel Lewis, Candi Staton, Carlene Davis, Delaine Bailey, Judy Mowatt, (formerly of Bob Marley and the Wailers), Beenie Man, Luciano, George Banton, Shawn Walker, Grace Thrillers, Barbara Jones, Arvind Graham, Yami Bolo, Claudelle Clarke, Nadine Sutherland, Shaze, Ken Boothe, Ernie Smith, Junior Tucker, Dwight Schroeter, Eddie Neblett, Sandra Brooks, Mighty Diamonds, Sis Skully, Fab Five, Joan Flemings, Diania King, Maurice Gregory, Sean Paul and many others. Glacia has been featured as a guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), The Jeff Majors Show (The Gospel of Music), Los Angeles California, The Gospel Music Association (GMA), Seminar in the Rockies, Colorado Springs, WRMB, WCNO, MYSTIC 1580, all of South Florida, HUGS Radio, The Kenny C Gospel Show in London, United Kingdom, Love TV and FM Radio, TVJ, IRIE FM, KLASS, FM of Jamaica WI, BCAT and WLNY TV, WLIB, Choice Radio, Hope For Life Radio, Mellow Radio, and The Word Network of New York City, Joy 1250 Hometown Christian Radio Canada, Lesotho Radio, in Africa and a host of others. She has graced the covers of many entertainment magazines, and has also been featured as a chart topper in the Air Jamaica – In Flight Magazine, Change Gospel Magazine, Chronicles Christian Magazine, uGospel.com, The Daily Gleaner, The Star, The Good News Chronicles, The Caribbean Challenge, JMG Magazine, National Weekly, Miami Post, and other leading media houses. Preserved from the coils of death, her powerful testimony glorifies God and His mighty works in her life. She was sick for five and a half years. Passing through many hospital doors, surviving countless tests, confined to the use of feeding tubes, wheel chair, pampers and strong medications. Her body weight plummeted to less than 90 pounds. It got to the point where even the doctors gave up on her…but in faith she held on to the word of God and declared Psalm 118: 17 “I shall not die but live to declare the works of the Lord.” God extended His hand to crush the hand of the enemy. The powerful name of Jesus dismantled the edict of the enemy; it broke the curse of death and the spirit of witchcraft that was assigned against her existence. She was revived from the brink of death, restored, blessed and preserved for such a time as this. (Read her detailed testimony @ www.glaciarobinson.com). Glacia’s passion celebrates God’s verdict for life and its maximum fulfillment. With triumph in the face of adversity she poetically declares… “If you are still breathing, then God is not finished with you. His plan and purpose stands firm for your life. Pursue your purpose.” - Glacia “The only dreams lost are those we refuse to keep fighting for… Hold on to your dreams.” - Glacia “Perseverance is never displayed in the absence of opposition.” - Glacia “The hands of the grave will not trap our treasures. Its callous voice will not silence the wealth of our talents or dreams. When all is said and done, let it be known that we lived fulfilled lives and we exhausted the true potential of all gifts given…die empty! - Glacia “The greatest mystery of life is unlocked when you discover who you truly are and why you were created.” - Glacia “To live is to love and to love is to live…Start living!" - Glacia.