Nordia Coco Witter

In 2014, yet another tragedy changed Nordia's life completely. Her older brother whom she had been very close to died in a motorcycle accident on 26 December 2014. He had just walked her up the aisle at her wedding the year before. She was set to do great things in music in 2015 including working with Tom Elmhirst, a British specialist mix engineer, who had won 13 Grammy awards to date for his work with Amy Winehouse, Adele, David Bowie, Beck and Cage The Elephant. But the death of her brother took an emotional toll and she found herself leaning more toward spirituality to help recuperate from her loss. She took a long pause during this period to grow and find her purpose. Now she's moving in a different direction with her music and also looking into expanding her creative portfolio, including starting her own fashion line and working as A&R/Co-Manager for Gee Street Records.

In 2013, Nordia was introduced to Substance Muzik and did a remix for her Dancehall/Soca single "B Rida." It was released in 2014 and gained widespread attention because of a drastic turn around from her style of Lovers Rock/Pop to the Dancehall genre. She then created team "Coco" and formed a band around the project, rebranding Nordia "Coco" Witter entirely.

In both 2011 and 2013, she was invited by Brandon Bakshi to participate in and signed to the BMI Writers Camp which was held at Anchor Recording Studio in Kingston; singer/songwriter Oceana who was part of her team recorded "Everybody (Na Na Na)," the official song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as Reggie Saunderson, a performer who has been writing for R&B star Trina throughout her musical career and rapper M1.

In 2006, she started recording at Geejam Studios in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and was simultaneously featured on international TV channels, including BET. Nordia later teamed up with Santigold and did a collaboration with Switch and Diplo, a record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and record executive who is the co-creator and lead member of the dancehall music project, Major Lazer. In addition, she recorded on the tracks "I'm On Yah,” "Touch Me" and "Tip Pon Toe," written by Angela Hunt, which was later sold to Rihanna. As she grew to understand more about the music industry, she realized she needed a bit more training to complete the package. She decided to go back to Edna Manley College of Music and Performing Arts to do a course in music theory and piano to enhance what was already at her core. She also did one-on-one vocal training. In addition, she did some media training at CPTC.

Nordia "Coco" Witter is from Kingston, Jamaica. She has been honing her pop-infused, EDM Reggae and Dancehall sound and started by singing in her high school choir. During her teen years and early 20s, Nordia's extensive travels between the Caribbean Islands, Miami, New York, Los Angeles and throughout Europe would see her begin to incorporate her global perspective into her lyrics, performance and vocal styling. Her 2004 hit single "Be Alone Tonight" garnered reputable industry acclaim.

In 2004, she met Jon Baker, Music Executive Producer, owner of the Geejam Collection, Geejam Studios, and founder of the successful Gee Street Music label from the ‘90s, whom she introduced to her manager. Baker was also one of the producers of Jamaica’s extremely popular "Rising Stars" TV show.

Nordia met music Executive Music Producer Jon Baker in 2004 and they had a son in 2007. They got married in 2013 at the Trident Hotel and Trident Castle, both properties whose complete upgrade and renovation Baker was responsible for managing and implementing from the ground up as part of his Geejam Collection Hotel Group, which compromises a boutique hotel, private villas, and a state-of-the-art recording studio in Port Antonio, Jamaica.

In 2003, Nordia left Jamaica to pursue her second lifelong passion in fashion and had plans to attend the London College of Fashion so she could work toward her dream of becoming a fashion designer. During her stay in London, she was fortunate enough to meet influential people in the film and music industries, including Rod Macsween from International Talent Booking.

One morning, she woke to a devastating phone call, learning that her brother had been killed. Without hesitation, she immediately packed her things and returned to Jamaica. While being back home, she was introduced in 2003 by a mutual friend of singer Peter Lloyd who then introduced her to a girl group/ band called MBC managed and produced by Computer Paul at his Boot Camp Studio located in Harbour View. She stayed in the band for a short while and made several appearances both on TV and at local stage shows.

Nordia also has a background in acting and modeling. In 2000-2002, she was featured in the Jamaican films Cess Silvera's "Shottas" and Rick Elgood's "One Love," as well as the Shaggy and Ali G video "Me Julie" and "Darnell Jones." While attending the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, she worked as a commercial/glamour model and garnered several awards, including first place Ms. Venus and second place Ms. Surrey. She was placed in the body building competition for Best Legs, and won the Ms. Jamaica Bikini Title as well as many more.

During this time, she got reengaged in the music industry and realized that it had always been her first love. She grew up in a musical background so music was always at her core. Her first time to get behind a microphone in a studio was actually during her visit to the U.K. in the early 2000s.