But it was not just the entertainment that struck me during "my trip to UNICORN ISLAND". Lilly Singh aka "IISuperwomanII bared her heart, soul and mind to each member of that audience. You see, people see Lilly's fame and think maybe she has always been this positive.
Lilly revealed to the audience that she struggled with depression and reached rock bottom in 2010. Somehow she reached into herself and found her "inner superhero" hence the name IISuperwomanII then pulled herself up and started to make her videos on Youtube. For someone like myself who has also struggled with depression; I can totally relate to IISuperwomanII, maybe you can as well. Whenever I am depressed, I always appreciate a good laugh to make me forget myself and realize how much possibilities lay before me and how grateful I am for life. IISuperwomanII has provided many of those laughs and I hope she does for a long, long time to come !!!
The Unicorn Island is Lilly's "happy place" that she has created inside her to keep herself centered. She introduced the audience to this place by dance, song and comedy and encouraged everyone to find their own Unicorn Island. There was a moment in the concert that I will cherish for a very long time. It was close to the end of the show (after the soca-chutney Mash Up) when Lilly bought a solitary stool on stage and started talking directly to the audience. She leveled with us about how happy she was to be in Trinidad and Tobago (a dream come true to her) and how hard she fought to make this concert happen. What resonated with me was her candor and her down-to-earth nature. IISuperwomanII came to T&T not only to "Razzle Dazzle" us (which did btw) but to connect with us, inspire us and motivate us with the bonus of laughter !!!
Now if you don't know who IISuperwomanII is let me just fill you in a bit.
IISuperwomanII is the pseudonym of Canadian entertainer Lilly Singh (27 years old) who is one the biggest stars on YouTube. Since she started her channel in 2010, her videos have received over 880 million views and she has over 6.8 million subscribers. Her parents emigrated to Canada from the Punjab region of India but Lilly was born in Ontario and moved to Toronto when she was about 2 years old.
She still identifies with her Punjabi roots and has made a sensation imitating her mother and father in her videos and has amazingly connected with a diaspora of east Indian people and people of all races from every corner of the world. Her videos are usually straight to camera comedic talks about everything from dating to dreams to depression to POSITIVE VIBES and even farts :). What is absolutely cool is that IISuperwomanII often collaborates with other Youtubers and celebrities and SHE RAPS and REPS for all her fans.
Hear what...take your trip to Unicorn Island and discover IISuperwomanII. You can find her videos on her YouTube page, connect with her on Facebook or read this really cool article which also links to some her vids. My hope is that IISPERWOMANII returns to sweet T&T one day very soon, cyah wait !!! I will post one of my favourite vids from her, it called "How to Stay Positive", it is from 2013... please enjoy and that is a wrap...Zoooop ( is just ah borrow Lilly) !!!
