Irie Love was born in a small Hawaiian town called Kailua, where she was encouraged by her mother to sing solos at the family church. She began singing at age thirteen and first gained notice as one of the finalists on the “Brown Bags to Stardom” talent competition in Hawaii, in 1999. Since then she has toured the world with such names as Morgan Heritage, Pink, Chaka Khan, Fiji, J Boog, Katchafire, Tarrus Riley and many more. Her mission as an artist is to “empower, inspire and entertain the world through her love of music.”