 Machel first shot to fame as a nine-year-old boy with the song "Too Young To Soca" while he was still in primary school.In 1984, along with his older brother Marcus and neighbours, the group Pranasonic Express was started and, in 1989, the band became Xtatik.In April 1986, at the age of 11, Montano appeared on the mainstream television show "Star Search".