Born November 10, 1977 in Laventille, Trinidad And Tobago Destra Garcia is a Trinidadian vocalist, songwriter, musician and band leader. She is the eldest of four siblings and was raised in the community of Desperlie Crescent, Laventille in eastern Port of Spain.
Destra attended Woodbrook government secondary school and St James Secondary School where she discovered her passion for singing and music. She not only won her school's Calypso Monarch title for five consecutive years, she composed every one of her songs.
