Destra Garcia was born on November of 1977 in Trinidad and Tobago, she hails from a musical family.
"When I am up there performing I feel the music as I move and I know it's great to be a woman. I reveal in my sensuality. I want women to look at me and say Way To Go Destra, because I am representing them and I look good doing so". Destra Garcia
Destra has been singing since she was in St.James Secondary School. "I sang every year for five years at school and won the Calypso Monarch on every occasion. I also wrote all my calypsoes." Destra Garcia
At the age of eighteen Destra hooked up with a producer at Caribbean Sound Basin and formed the four member group called PSYKE which focused mostly on singing R & B. The group only lasted for one year.
At one point, Destra decided that she must not depend on singing to earn her living. With this in mind she decided to continue with her education. She attended the School of Business and Management where she earned her diploma in Selling and Sales Managements. Destra armed with her degree would begin working in the business field. But Destra came to find out that she was not cut out for the business field and decided to return to singing.
Through it all Destra kept on singing for the love of the music. In 1999 things eventually paid off when Destra sang "Ah Have A Man Already" with Third Base. It just so happen that this was when Ms. Garica was discovered by Roy Cape. Destra went on to become the lead female singer for the Roy Cape All Stars.
She made her official debut in back in 2000 at Iwer George's "Property" party. Since then Destra has been doing what she enjoys most of all singing and performing for the people. Today, Destra is the lead female vocalist with the legendary band Atlantik.
In 2003, carnival in Trinidad and Tobago, Destra came in second place in Road March Competition with the major hit song "Carnival" ft. Machel Montano. Some of Destra's follow-up hit songs are "Whey you want", "Boodie", and "Choo-Choo".
One of Destra's main goal was to create her own solo album, which she has done Titled: Red, White, Black.
Source: http://www.afromontreal.com/pages/en/music/artists/artist_bio.asp?search=Destra%20Garcia
