FyaVerse
{{Short description|Jamaican singer (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = FyaVerse
| image =
FyaVerse in 2025 at Barbados Reggae Festival 01.jpg
| caption = Fya in 2025
| other_names = {{hlist|FireVerse}}
| birth_name = Fabian Wayne Edwards
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Manchester, Jamaica
| awards =
| years_active = 2016–present
| education = Edna Manley College
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| children =
| works =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
| instruments = Vocals
| label = {{hlist|Awal|Sony Music Publishing}}
| past_member_of = N.F.G (New Flex Generation)
| website = {{URL|fyaverse.com}}
}}
| signature = FyaVerse Signature.png
| signature_size =
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{{BLP sources|date=May 2025}}
Fabian Wayne Edwards, known professionally by his stage name FyaVerse ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-fyaverse.ogg|f|aɪ|ə|v|ɜːr|s}}) (born 16 November 1999), is a Jamaican dancehall fusion singer-songwriter. He rose to attention with the track “Shatta Gyal”,{{cite web |date=30 March 2025 |title=Dutch music producer eyes collaboration with Guyanese artistes |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/03/30/sunday/dutch-music-producer-eyes-collaboration-with-guyanese-artistes/}} a collaboration with Dutch producer ChevoBeatz released in 2023,{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sheldon |date=2025-02-27 |title=Dutch Music Producer ChevoBeatz Making Mark In Reggae |url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2025/02/27/features/dutch-music-producer-chevobeatz-making-mark-in-reggae.html |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=DancehallMag }} which later entered the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 in 2024.
Biography
Edwards was born in Manchester, Jamaica. He is of Jamaican and Guyanese descent. He studied music at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica, where he began shaping his musical style.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-19 |title=Surinaamse trots ChevoBeatz bereikt mijlpalen in Jamaica samen met FyaVerse |url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2025/03/19/surinaamse-trots-chevobeatz-bereikt-mijlpalen-in-jamaica-samen-met-fyaverse/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Waterkant |language=nl-NL}}File:FyaVerse in 2025 Barbados.jpg
In 2019, he began working with Dutch producer ChevoBeatz, resulting in a series of collaborations. Their 2023 release “Shatta Gyal” was featured on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Muziek: Veelbelovende muziekproducer ChevoBeatz maakt furore - Parbode Sneak Peek |url=https://www.parbode.com/muziek-veelbelovende-muziekproducer-chevobeatz-maakt-furore-parbode-sneak-peek/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Parbode |language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-17 |title=Surinaams-Nederlandse produceer haalt Billboard Hot 100 Argentinië |url=https://dwtonline.com/surinaams-nederlandse-produceer-haalt-billboard-hot-100-argentinie/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=de Ware Tijd |language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=De West - Surinaams-Nederlandse producer in Argentijnse Billboard - DE WEST |url=https://dagbladdewest.com/2024/03/11/surinaams-nederlandse-producer-in-argentijnse-billboard/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=dagbladdewest.com }} and aired on Hype TV Jamaica in 2025.
They followed up with the single “Time's Dread”,{{Cite web |date=2025-02-10 |title=Jamaica-born FyaVerse says 'Time's Dread' |url=https://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20250206/jamaica-born-fyaverse-says-%E2%80%98time%E2%80%99s-dread%E2%80%99 |work=Jamaica Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210173430/https://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20250206/jamaica-born-fyaverse-says-%E2%80%98time%E2%80%99s-dread%E2%80%99 |archive-date=10 February 2025 |access-date=2025-03-05}} which reached the top position on Jamaica’s Fiwi Choice Top 10 chart. It was nominated for Best Reggae Act at the 2025 HDP Music Awards.{{Cite web |title=Internationale doorbraak: het succesverhaal van ChevoBeatz en FyaVerse |url=https://atv.sr/2025/03/19/internationale-doorbraak-het-succesverhaal-van-chevobeatz-en-fyaverse/?scfm-mobile=1 |access-date=2025-03-21 }}
In 2024, Edwards was arrested in Bridgetown, Barbados for marijuana possession during a traffic stop.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Times |date=2024-11-13 |title=FyaVerse Arrested for Possession of Marijuana During Traffic Stop |url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/fyaverse-arrested-for-possession-of-marijuana-during-traffic-stop/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=St Vincent Times }}
Discography
| class="wikitable"
!Title !Year |
| Give Me the Herbs
|2023 |
| Shatta Gyal
|2023 |
| Harmony of Hearts
|2024 |
| Reggae on the Hills
|2023 |
| Rise Up
|2023 |
| Time's Dread
|2025 |
| To My Island
|2024 |
| Criminal Lover
|2024 |
| Ganja Forest feat. ChevoBeatz
|2025 |
| Margarita feat. ChevoBeatz & JahPlaka
|2025 |
= Chart singles =
| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:15px;" | Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:343px;" | Title ! colspan="2" | Peak Chart Positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:343px;" | Album |
|---|
| style="width:60px;" | HypeTv Jamaica
! style="width:86px;" | Fiwi Choice Top 10 |
| 2025
|Shatta Gyal (featuring ChevoBeatz) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | - | |
| 2025
|Time's Dread (featuring ChevoBeatz) | style="text-align:center;" | - | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | Freedom Street Riddim |
= Award and nominations =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Nominated work !Award !Result |
|---|
| rowspan="1" |2025
|Time's Dread (featuring ChevoBeatz) |Best Reggae Act |{{Nominated}} |
= Filmography =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Films & Music Video ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2018
| Today is not yesterday | Himself | First Video Appearance |
| 2021
| What Goes Around (Music Video) | Himself | Produced By "MedzMuzic Records" |
| 2023
| Reggae Music (Music Video) | Himself | Produced By "WrldClassic Records" |
| 2021
| Things Take Time (Music Video) | Himself | Produced By "WrldClassic Records" |
References
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External links
{{commons category|FyaVerse}}
- {{IMDb name|id=nm16459490}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/@fyaverse FyaVerse] at Youtube
- [https://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20250206/jamaica-born-fyaverse-says-%E2%80%98time%E2%80%99s-dread%E2%80%99 Article about FyaVerse on Jamaica Star]
- [https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/03/30/sunday/dutch-music-producer-eyes-collaboration-with-guyanese-artistes/ Article about ChevoBeatz and FyaVerse on Stabroeknews]
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