Fay Victor

A native of Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Wheatley Heights, Long Island, Fay Victor considered the possibility of becoming a jazz singer as a result of a personal tragedy more than anything else. In the 1980's, while studying International Relations at Syracuse University, she lost her mother during her sophomore year and dropped out of school. Because friends had been telling her she had a good voice, she decided to give singing a try. Victor attended the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music studying music theory and piano. She also attended a vocal workshop at the Williamsburg...