Life and Career
Brettina was born in Nassau, the Bahamas. In early childhood her single mother moved her family to the Chicago. Through much of her childhood her family was very poor, but her mother shielded her and her brothers from awareness of their poverty.
She returned to the Bahamas in her pre-teen years, and attended C.I. Gibson School. There she was awarded the title "Miss C.I. Gibson", which made her eligible for Miss Teen Bahamas, where she won the title "Miss Talented Teen", and earned a university scholarship. She attended the University of Washington.
In addition to her jazz career, she has worked as a print model and an actress in national advertisements. As a singer, she has performed mainly in the Seattle and Los Angeles areas.
She gave her age as "30s" in 2010. She has never been married.
She has performed in public on several occasions, for example:
- At her CD release party (publicity appearance, but not a performance)
- At the Supermodel of the Bahamas show, with Bahamian RnB singer Julien
- At her "New Face of Jazz" concert
- At her January 26, 2011 "Up Close & Unplugged" concert
- Her talent agency has announced a "New Face of Jazz World Tour".
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