"[2] He is the last International Groovy Soca Monarch champion, as the competition's format was changed in 2016 to exclude that category.
Yearwood was featured in The Fader Magazine as the face of Afrosoca music, an emerging genre that fuses Soca and Afrobeats.
[3] He sees the release of his debut international album 'Awakening' on July 1, 2016, from FOX FUSE - the world's largest label for soca music.
During his audition, a technical glitch resulted in the wrong backing track initially being played,[5] however, once fixed, accompanied by two backup dancers, he went on to sing his original song called "Bodyline".
[6] His performance eventually resulted in a standing ovation from all four judges and, thus, four "yeses" allowing him to proceed to the next round.