THIS week’s personality is nothing short of an exceptional Guyanese youth, whose success should be one to emulate.

Meet 23-year-old Kristoff Azariel Sauns, who goes by the stage name ‘Azariel’ or ‘Lwlss Boss’. Azariel hails from the ‘West Side’ village of Crane, has been tearing up social media with his unique style of music.

In an interview with ‘the Buzz Magazine’, the young entertainer said that he has always been a lover of music, and knew that one day, he would be a valuable addition to the industry. He said that he gets inspiration from a wide range of artistes.

“Growing up I was more drawn to Soca music because of influence from local artistes such as Jumo and Adrian (x2), Big Red, and others. Then when I got into high school, I got more drawn to dancehall, and as a result I now do both soca and dancehall music. Vybz Kartel is my biggest musical influence, he’s King in my book. But I still listen to the other dancehall artistes because I learn from them all, even other genres,” he said.

Given the aforementioned, Azariel demonstrates versatility in his releases.

Though music is his passion, Azariel knew the importance of education in his success, and strived to get an academic career as well.

After graduating from St. Joseph High. He went on to study aircraft maintenance at Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School. Now, he’s not just an entertainer, but also a licensed, type rated aircraft maintenance engineer, employed with BK Aviation inc. at Eugene F. Correia int’l airport.

He said that he plans to keep doing both engineering and music and see where it goes from there, because he simply cannot choose one. “Because of my job, music sometimes take a backseat but I’ll never stop doing music. I love it,” he said.

Giving all thanks to his parents, the young man said “I’m motivated and supported by my mom, Marsha Browne and my dad, Colin Sauns, they’ve funded all my studies all along and they also support the musical side as well and for that I’ll be forever grateful.”

All of Azariel’s music are available for download on GtRiddim.com, and his most trending song right now is “Real Guyanese”, a song he did for Guyana’s independence. All his music so far were recorded and produced by Adrian Johnson , also known as AJ, owner of “AJRecords home of legends” Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

“My message would be to always be your own number one fan. If you won’t root for yourself, nobody else will,” Azariel admonished.