Biggest fans - Mom and grandma cheer on Lila Iké

As fans of the local star will know, Lila Ike has never been shy about her roots in Christiana, Manchester.

As physical reminders of that history, the artiste had both her mother and grandmother in the front row while she performed at the Lost In Time Festival on Saturday night at the Hope Gardens in St Andrew.

Glowing with pride for her offspring, Ike's mother Pauline Holness expressed how happy she was to see her perform live for the first time.

"This is a good look. To see where she is coming from, it never pretty," she stated.

Holness told THE STAR that while growing up, Ike always knew she'd be a singer.

"She said it all the while and I said, 'I don't think so' because a lot of people try things and it didn't happen so," she admitted. Now seeing her daughter live out her dreams on stage, she hopes for the best in her future.

"I want more music and more blessings from the Almighty God," she said.

Performing while battling a sore throat, Ike gave a one hour set with three outfit changes and guest appearances from both her niece, Betty and dancers from her home town in Manchester. Paying homage to her family, the artiste joked on stage, "Unuh nah go make me misbehave in front me mother and grandma, enuh."

Proving that the two share more than just a birthday, January 23, Ike's grandmother Millicent Johnson told THE STAR that the artiste gets her fierceness from her.

"A me him take the attitude from, badness. If dem touch one hair a him you know how it go cause me a spiritual woman," she said.

Explaining the close bond between the two, she said that she did't plan on attending the concert until the Where I Come From singer demanded it.

"Weh night mi inna me bed mi hear him a ring me phone, 'Grandma you nah come a di show?' Mi seh no and mi hear she seh no me wah you fi come," she said.

Now grateful for seeing her granddaughter perform live once again, she said with a wide smile, "Mi feel tears a come from mi eye. Mi feel rejoicing. Mi feel it. Mi pleased a har and she love me."