ʃiː ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz "dəmˈɪnɪkəz lˈeɪdi ʌv sˈɔŋ", ðə "fˈɜːst lˈeɪdi ʌv kɹɪˈoʊl", ænd "lˌæ ɡɹˈænd dˈeɪm də lˌæ mjuːsˈiːk ˌæntɪlˈeɪz".
She is sometimes referred to as "Dominica's Lady of Song", the "First Lady of Creole", and "la grande dame de la musique Antillaise".