Lisa Punch was born in Guyana, in 1992 to John Errol Punch and Nafieza Aiana Daniels. She is the eldest of five siblings. Lisa attended Juliet Griffith Day Care Centre where at the age of three she began modeling.
She later moved to The Kingston Nursery School where she had parts in dramatic plays, dancing, and floats parade and where she was placed in the newspaper as the Nature of Glory at ages four and five.
Lisa later went on to participate in various television programs such as Talent Exclusive at eleven years old and won prizes in her category singing Whitney Houston songs.
At the age of fourteen, she entered the first-ever reality show in Guyana called Star Guyana. She was the youngest person in that competition and she won after signing a powerful rendition of Whitney Houston’s, I Will Always Love You.
At the age of fifteen, she became the voice of the regional theme song for the Caribbean event, Carifesta. At sixteen years old she graduated from The North Georgetown Secondary school as a Student of Excellence.
At seventeen Lisa released her first reggae single called Secret Admirer and subsequently One Last Time, My Inspiration, How We Party, and Wickedee featuring Malcom, All I need featuring Mystic, Wipe Those Tears, Stars Align, etc.
She recently performed at the Barbados Music Awards and was labeled as the ‘PUNCH LINE’ in the Barbados Nations Newspaper.
She has held jobs as a broadcaster, deejay and actress. Lisa has also performed on TV in Guyana and Barbados and writes music, too. Her nickname in Guyana is the “Knockout Punch,” and she’s clearly passionate about music and performing.
In June 2014, shortly after moving to the United States with her family, Lisa became a contestant on ABC’s new singing show Rising Star, making it to the top 30 out of 40,000 auditions.
Lisa was the second act of the evening on the recent premier of the show Rising Star show hosted by Josh Groban and judges, Kesha, Ludacris, and Brad Paisley. In conversation with host Josh Groban she said that she was sharing a 2 bedroom apartment with 12 other family members.
Lisa sang How Will I Know and had the audience clapping along as she sang. Many of them stood up and clapped and Lisa easily surpassed the qualifying 70 percent mark, actually reaching 80 percent.
Ludacris said “she made her momma proud” and “everyone in Guyana proud.”
Brad told her “you’re not only going to get a new place to live, you’re going to get a tour bus.”
Kesha said, “I loved your attitude and I had so much fun watching you, and I’d love to watch you more.”
In a recent interview, Lisa said “Guyana is a very beautiful country, and it’s also a poor country. The reason we moved to America is because our grandmother wanted a better life for us. My grandmother, is an American citizen, she applied for a green card for the family it took seven years, but nevertheless, we’re here, we’re very excited to be here.”
From the staff of Guyana Graphic – Welcome to America Lisa, we look forward to following your path to great success.
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