Music

Punch started singing at the age of 6. In 2003, she began participating in various television competition shows. At the age of 14, she competed in Guyana's first reality show, "Star Guyana" and she was selected as the winner after performing a rendition of Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You.^[2][5] She was the voice for Guyana in the regional theme song "Carifesta" in 2007.^[2]

In 2009, she released her debut reggae single, "Secret Admirer". Soon it was followed by her other tracks like, "One Last Time", "My Inspiration", "How We Party", "Wickedee", "All I Need", "Wipe Those Tears", and "Stars Align".^[8][9] Her debut album "The Evolution of Lisa Punch" was released in 2013.^[4]

Punch rose to fame, both in Guyana and U.S, when she appeared on the ABC television show Rising Star as a contestant in 2014, where she competed up to the week 7.^[10][3] She made headlines when she performed at the annual Barbados Music Awards 2014.^[11] The same year, she was invited to perform at the inaugural Guyana Festival by the government of Guyana.^[12][13] In June 2015, she was crowned as the Miss World Guyana. By the end of 2015, she participated in the Miss World competition held in Sanya, China. She won the Miss World Talent segment on 14 December 2015 by rendering her original song "One Last Time", which she wrote in the memory of her late cousin. She finally ended up eighth in the competition.^{[14][15][16][9][17]}

In 2018, Punch paid tribute to the Indian political ethicist Gandhi by singing his favorite bhajan. She was invited by the Indian High Commission on the occasion of Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.^[18]

Acting

Apart from singing, Punch has also pursued a career in acting. When she was a high school student, she used to perform in the Children's Mashramani Competition, representing the Georgetown district in dramatic poetry and almost always winning first place. She is a member of the Theatre Guild, Guyana. She played a notable role in the short film "Hope" which was screened at the Guyana Film Festival.^[2][19]

Other ventures

Punch did modelling at an early age. From 2011 to 2013, she also worked as a radio announcer and producer at the National Communications Network, Guyana. She hosted and produced a show called "Young, Talented, and Wise".^[2][4]