Like many Soul music singers, Heather Headley's love for music began in the church, but her route to Soul stardom was anything but usual. Born in Trinidad, the daughter of ministers at Barataria Church of God, Heather was singing and playing the piano before kindergarten, and lived a life in which music was always integral. Not just Gospel, but also Soul, reggae, calypso and other styles popular on the island.
When Headley was a teen, her family moved stateside to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where her father became pastor of a local church. After graduating from high school in Fort Wayne, she attended Northwestern University, where she stud ...More
