Havana ’nother go at stardom

Having started her career with the Montforts, Cork singer Carol Anthony is now a dance music sensation and recently worked with Busta Rhymes, says Declan Cashin

MAKING it in the competitive world of pop music takes resilience and perseverance, and nobody knows that better than Cork-born singer Carol Anthony.

Known professionally as ‘Havana’, 27-year-old Carol has experienced more than one false start in her mission to be Ireland’s next big pop star, probably the first this country has produced since Samantha Mumba over a decade ago.