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Elliya Sarah Young
Elliya Sarah Young was born on July 25th , 2008 in the town of St . George , Grenada , West Indies . She is the second of four children ( her two brothers and cousin ) and is the sole daughter of hard-working , supportive and loving parents ; Mr . Elvis Young and Mrs . Wendy Avril- Young .
Elliya began her formal academic journey in 2011 at the Green Street Pre-Primary school . In 2013 she moved on to attain her primary education at St . Louis Girls ’ R . C . School and in 2020 she matriculated to secondary level , where she currently attends St . Joseph ’ s Convent , located in St . George ’ s .
Elliya has always had a love for dancing and singing and as a member of the Spice Land Dance group and her former primary school choir ; despite her reserve demeanour , she enjoyed expressing herself in song at church and dancing at concerts .
Now at St . Joseph ’ s Convent St . George ’ s , she took her talent to a whole new level when she enrolled in an Independence Singing Competition at her school in February 2021 . The song ; “ My land ”, was done simply for fun to support her class and was surprisingly completed and submitted in four days . This rendition made waves , earning her the 1st place winner at school .
“ My Land ” was composed by Elliya Young , musical by Mr . Lincoln Morgan , video shoots and costumes by her mom ; Mrs . Wendy Avril-Young and video edits and publishing by Mr . Garwin Walter .
In Elliya ’ s words “ I pushed myself with the support of family and close friends . I have bridged my fears and have embraced my talent to explore my full potential . It is truly a wonderful feeling to achieve this .”
A huge thank you to everyone who helped to publish this song .
Elliya is looking forward to performing “ My Land ” at the 4th Spice Island Cultural Festival virtually from her island , Grenada , on July 10 .
Don ’ t miss her contribution to the children ’ s section of the Festival .