Local singer, Eastlyn Orr gets US contract

Faith, perseverance and a spectacular performance at last Saturday’s 1st Annual Gospel Festival, has afforded local gospel singer Eastlyn Orr a contract under the US-based Armon Entertainment music company.

A visibly awestruck Orr smiled throughout the entire press conference, with executive producer of the gospel festival  and principal person in the Arman Entertainment company, Lamar Williams, held yesterday at the Tobago Hilton conference room. Orr, who said she gott a vision about the opportunity, told reporters that she was happy that she had finally got her “big break to  be able to minister to thousands of people at once.” “I have been in different showcases hoping to get a contract, hoping that someone will see me. Even when I ministered on TD Jakes’ programme in March, I hoped that TD Jakes will see me and take me out of Tobago and take me around the world but it didn’t happen, because it wasn’t the time.” she said.

The ex-calypsonian turned gospel singer, who also received her degree in theology six weeks ago, said that an emptiness in her life made her make the crucial switch from calypso to gospel. “In order for that emptiness to be filled I had to accept Jesus and one day I had an encounter with Jesus and that emptiness had been filled since and I am not going to turn back,” the singer declared. The details of the contract are still being worked on between Orr, her lawyers and the lawyers of the label. Eastlyn is scheduled to make her debut during November 30 to December 4 at a concert held by Dr Bobby Jones in Las Vegas.