Antonio (singer) Antonio (singer) Maurice Silvera (born 10 October 1973), better known as Antonio, is a United Kingdom-based Jamaican reggae singer, primarily recording in the lovers rock style. Born in Port Antonio, he began performing at the age of twelve, and went on to perform regularly on sound systems such as Mafia Five, Prince Ajax and Missile, initially working under the name Singing Morris. His first recording was "Woman a You Mi Want" for the Black Lion label in 1995. After touring Europe with the Jungle Brothers, he relocated to Birmingham, England in 1998, and began working under the name Antonio. His
My Love Is for Real version of "My Love Is for Real" featuring singer Victoria Newton. Their version of the song became a UK Clubs Dance Top 10 hit. The music video, directed by Michael Haussman, features Middle Eastern inspired imagery with Abdul appearing as the head mistress of a harem. The video received two MTV Video Music Award nominations: Best Dance Video and Best Choreography in a Video. "My Love Is for Real" was intended to be a comeback single for Abdul who had not released an album since 1991's triple platinum "Spellbound". The single was not as successful as Abdul's previous releases and