Jamaica’s first ever blind Dancehall artist Nigy Boy has revealed what cause him to lose his eye sight.
Fast rising dancehall sensation Nigy Boy has revealed how he became blind, with the hopes of bring awareness to help the visually impaired community in Jamaica.
First Blind Dancehall Artist from Jamaica
Nigy Boy, the first ever blind Dancehall artist, is currently one of the hottest acts of the genre in Jamaica. Since his debut, Nigy has been the inspiration of many other artist.
In a viral video sharing details about his life and connecting with fans, the artist spoke about his disability and revealed that he was born premature and presumed dead until he began to wail as they took his body to the mortuary, talk about destined for greatness.
Nigel Hector, popularly known as Nigy Boy, is known for his hit songs like “Judgement” and “Continent,” which have taken the dancehall space by storm and making waves across the caribbean and in the States.
He’s been seen with celebrities and has been performing and enjoying life. Nigy is blind and has been so all his life and is currelty living his best life!
“My journey with blindness has been a lifelong journey. I was born premature, five months and two weeks and even before I exited the womb, the doctors had pronounced me stillborn. I was birthed, and while I was about to be carried off to the morgue, I cried out and was rescued post haste,” the artist said in a video for Blind Beauty’s Men in Motion Series.
The deejay also revealed that he spent the first three months of his life in an incubator until he was at a stage to leave. He also went further to explains that his blindness may be caused by the doctors who didn’t believe he would survive as a child.
“The doctors still had their doubts, so my eyes weren’t covered in the incubation chamber, and as a result, the light in the incubator burnt out all the oxygen in my retina. I was discharged and taken home by my mother and family members. When I was about six months old, my mother and family members noticed that my eyes had a glassy look. So they took me back to the hospital, and I was diagnosed – they were told I was totally blind,” he said.
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