CRAZY

Edwin Joseph Ayoung better known as Crazy, is a Trinidadian calypsonian. He has been active since the mid-1970s and is one of the most successful artists from Trinidad and Tobago. He initially worked under the names Wong Ping and the Mighty Arawak, but was renamed 'Crazy' by fellow calypsonian Fred Farrell due to his extravagant performances. Crazy made his solo carnival debut in 1975 with "The Electrician", which was also released as a single. He followed this with "Satan's Coming" and "A Great Achievement", before signing for Eddy Grant's Ice Records label, for which he had his first hit, "Dustbin Cover"/"Listen Joffre Serrette". The two songs from the single gained him second place at the National Calypso Monarch finals in 1978.

Crazy was the first artist to sing a "Parang Soca" song (mixing soca and hymnal Latin music) in 1978. His debut album, Crazy's Super Album, was released in 1979 and sold over 35,000 copies in his home country.

Crazy acted in the Trinidad All Theatre Productions' shows Cinderama (1980) and Snokone and the Seven Dwens (1981), and in 1982 toured Europe with the company in their re-enactment of carnival's traditional J'Ouvert opening ceremony.

In 1982, he finished joint second at Road March with "Uncle Crazy". In 1984 he became one of the first soca artists to perform at Reggae Sunsplash. He won Road March in 1985 with "Suck Meh Soucouyant", and finished as runner-up in 1989.