Olivier Martelly artists. Olivier Martelly Michel-Olivier Martelly (), better known as Olivier Martelly, is a Haitian American singer. He has a stage name, BigO. Olivier Martelly was born in Haiti. His father, Michel Martelly was the 56th President of Haiti, and his mother, Sophia Saint-Rémy Martelly was First Lady. Olivier's discographies are hard to find, and as public data about him are extremely limited, his career is relatively unknown. In the 2015 presidential election, he published a song endorsing government-backed candidate Jovenel Moise in response to Wyclef Jean's endorsement of Jude Célestin. Martelly is the CEO of Big O Productions, that features
Michel Martelly Mendes Brothers' original version of the song, performed by Ramiro Mendes included in the group's 1997 album—"Para Angola Com Um Xi Coracao". Martelly is also notorious for his cursing on stage, cross-dressing as well as using homophobic slurs. His celebrity status as a popular compas musician would become a major factor in his popularity as a politician. In 1992, Martelly played for free at a protest against the arrival of a UN representative charged with negotiating the return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide after the 1991 Haitian coup d'état. Martelly later explained "I did not want Aristide back... You want me to