Song Title: Di Land Wi Love

The Gleaner continues to acquaint our readers with the contestants in the Claro Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Festival Song Competition. Have you met:

Song Title: Di Land Wi Love

Salome Andrea Poyser or 'Nikki Dillon' describes herself as a Jamaican fusion genre singer. Born in Rose Heights St James, Poyser first started singing at the early age of 11 with a gospel group called the Gospel Melodians in the '90s.

In 1991 she joined the community-based band, Positive Vibes, as one of its lead singers.

Name change

After 10 years of singing with the band, she went on her first tour with them to Bermuda, where she also changed her stage name to Lady Berez.

Following the tour she went on the hotel circuit on the north coast, singing at popular hotels such as Sandals, Starfish, Jack Tar Village, and Half Moon hotel.

Another tour came soon after, when she went to Grenada and shared the stage with artistes such as Vybz Kartel, Culture, and Ghost. In 2005 she released a cover version of Smokey Robinson's Second That Emotion for the Positive Vibes Band which enjoyed heavy rotation.

In that year, she also performed at Sumfest. Fresh from Guantanamo in 2007, she was also invited to Western Africa to perform for The Gambian president Yah Yah Jah Meh's birthday celebrations.

In 2008, she changed her name once more, this time from Lady Berez to Nikki Dillon and has since opened shows like "To Mom with Love" and "Stars R Us".

Nikki's philosophy states that "If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way".

Vote for your favourite Festival Song

The public may text or call 444-3270 to vote for their favourite Festival Song.

The number assignments are as follows:

Di Land We Love by Nikki Dillon - text '1' to 444-3270

Welcome to Jamaica by Marvillus- text '2' to 444-3270

Jamaica deh deh by bello- text '3' to 444-3270

Zingy Zingy 2010 by Papa Whyte- text '4' to 444-3270

Island in the sun by Petrol - text '5' to 444-3270

Jamaica nice by Rock Irie - text '6' to 444-3270

My Jamaica by Kharuso - text '7' to 444-3270

Nuh weh nuh betta by Deru- text '8' to 444-3270

Reggae music by Mojahrock - text '9' - to 444-3270

One heart by Amique & Nazzle Man- text '10' - to 444-3270

Texts and calls Cost $20. Service is provided by CLARO and is available on all networks.