Lisa Mary Johanna Punch is a young budding artiste who is making a name for herself in the local music industry. As she is commonly called “Punch” or “Punchy” by friends and relatives, this 20-year-old talented young woman was born at the Georgetown Public Hospital to John Punch Snr and Nafieza Daniels.
She is blessed with six siblings namely Emika, John Jr, Lemuel, Tiffany, Joel and Malia. She spend most her life in the compound of the Guyana Police Force’s Headquarters, Eve Leary but also spent part of her life in Eldorado City, Berbice and Charlotte Street, Georgetown. Her dad is a serving member of the force.
She is presently employed as a radio announcer/producer at the National Communications Network (NCN). The young woman, who is blessed with a powerful voice attended the Smith Memorial Primary School where she wrote the Secondary School Entrance Examination (SSEE) and was rewarded a place at North Georgetown Secondary where she obtained 12 subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).
The admirable Punch then got enrolled to Bishops’ High School where she secured four out of five subjects at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
She described her childhood as being wonderful; one that was full of excitement and fun. During her early years she enjoyed lots of games and was always a “tom boy” thus, she was always outdoors. She recalled playing with the horses in the police compound during her time away from school.
She started the journey in her music career at the age of nine when she started to sing at home and school but at the age of eleven she made her first appearance on “Talent Exclusive”. She then participated in the VIP Talent Search at the age of 12.
So far, Punch has a compilation album that is made up of nine singles including “One last time”; “Secret admirer” and “How we party’’. This album was recently launched at the Upscale Restaurant and is called “The Evolution of Lisa Punch”
The young artiste has spent 10 years in the music industry trying to overcome her challenges noting that she is at a point in her life where she is allowing good things to be attracted to her. “No more negatives! So right now I’m enjoying it” she told Guyana Times in an exclusive interview. Some of challenges include not getting the exposure that is expected. “I am not getting enough jobs to perform or showcase my talent and not being able to earn off my creative work”, she added.
Her favourite colour is yellow and she enjoys curried chicken. Her favourite movie is “The Bodyguard”. She also enjoys computer games such as “the cake game”; “virtual families”; “virtual villagers”; “sorority life’ and “etclol”. She also loves to write, act and dance.
She hopes one day to be married to a loving and caring husband while adding that having children will follow after marriage. Besides those two, she added that she will continue to produce programmes and hopes for her acting career to flourish.
Her aspiration is to be on the international scene performing before a massive audience while her husband is by her side. “On a serious note I’ll be making Guyana proud in everything I do”, Punch noted.
While she has a few role models, Whitney Houston is definitely at the top of the list. She advised young people who want to pursue a career in music to stay focused; keep their heads up high and stay humble. “What you perceive is exactly what you will receive”, she stated.