Born in a small district called Stepney in the parish of St. Ann, Romain Virgo was raised in a Christian family who made singing a central theme in their home. Singing together each Saturday night and recording their voices on cassettes allowed them to play the recording back on Sunday morning for their church audience. Several church members took notice. 

“I never took it seriously,” he reflected, “I said it is just people in the community that want to build my confidence. When I was about 10, I had the microphone, and I was singing “Amazing Grace” in the church because I liked the sound of the echo there, and everybody was saying whoa, you can really sing. That is when I started to take it seriously.”