Alantonio (Freddy Williams), Creative, Talented and Charismatic, are just a few words to describe this young force in the field of entertainment. Alantonio music and entertainment career has spanned over 20 years of hard work and determination. Perhaps it's his keen sense of melody and harmony, or maybe the way he delivers a lyric, no matter, Alantonio and music are congruent, synonymous and certainly unbreachable. Alantonio is considered as one of the best independent performers in the business. As a songwriter, he creates articulate songs for today by sprinkling them with respect for the music of his youth (Reggae, Soca, R&B, Soul and Funk).

Alantonio singing career started in the church, where he spent his formative years honoring his craft in Gospel Music. His musical thirst soon led him to explore all type of music genre, where he discovered Jimmy Cliff, Harry Belafonte, Sam Cooke and Al Green, the focus of his musical inspiration. His foray into musical theater and stage started as a teen, on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat, (along side soca greats Elvis White and Clarence "Oungku" Edwards), performing his classical debut hit single "Ah Young Me Young" accompanied by the legendary soca band, Hammer International.

However, after enjoying early success at the beginning of a promising musical career, Alantonio at the age of 18 stunned his many fans, by abruptly quitting secular music, after an energetic performance at the former Audubon Ballroom in NYC, for what he claimed, was a search for inner peace and true happiness. Alantonio said that he found that peace after being enraptured by an exhortation from the legendary "The Reverend Al Green" of Memphis, Tennessee.

While Alantonio was in his self-imposed secular music exile, he went on to polish his talents with tenure, working with a prominent religious organization based in the United States as an organist, and bible lecturer for over a decade, as he gained much experience traveling throughout the United States, Canada and many foreign countries; during this time, refining his craft by utilizing this opportunity.

In 2003 the boyish face Alantonio, now armed with a newfound sense of purpose, surprised every one when he started his own record label and music publishing company. A move that led him back to the recording studio, where he wound up creating his debut album "Love Somebody," an appealing mixture of reggae, gospel and calypso beats with non-offensive rhymes.

Fans and artists, who missed the mild-mannered, British born, versatile singer/musician from Hartsdale, New York, received the album very well. His prodigious debut single under the title "Raise a Hand" was acclaimed, and still earns imposing numbers around the world, getting to top 10 music charts in the USA and many areas across Europe. Since that successful "Love Somebody "album, Alantonio has released 2 more albums. His latest "2Nite" is now a favorite across Europe, Australia and the Caribbean.

When asked why returning to secular music, after years being away from the business? Alantonio replies, "How could anyone sit down and not use the talents that God has given them? Is not singing to people and making them happy a wonderful thing to do? Well then, after all these years of being stagnant, as far as my music talents are concerned, I knew it was only time before I reconsidered the many pleas from friends and loyal fans, to hit the music stage once more, now that I am a changed and wiser man". Even though he remains committed to his religious values, Alantonio has once more become a forceful male solo act in the Caribbean and World Music. He said this second time around he is now well prepared and ready for the job, and most of all he believes he is strong enough to endure the strain of superstardom and its sinful lure.


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