Born Anthony Martin in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica, Lutan Fyah spent his formative years in an environment where music was omnipresent. His grandfather ran a sound system, and artists such as Lt. Stitchie, Papa San and Lady G would often gather in the family's yard to practice and perfect their skills on the microphone.

Music proved to be an incredible influence on young Anthony, but sports, and football, in particular, proved to be another priority for him. He started playing as a midfielder, a position where he excelled, in teams in his local community. He graduated to his school team, St. Andrew Technical High School, and eventually made the grade as a professional in Jamaican Premier League clubs De la Vega and Constant Spring. The call to music, however, proved too strong to resist, and in 1999, he hung up his football boots, and took his first steps towards a serious musical career.

Like so many other young aspiring artists in Jamaica, Anthony Martin trod that same dispiriting round of Kingston's studios and record producers, where he was met with indifference and, at times, ignorance. At Mark Myrie's Aksum Studios however, there was a different reception. Here the young chanter's promise was immediately recognised. He passed his audition with flying colors. The man now known as Lutan Fyah spent what he terms his 'internship' at Gargamel, where he recorded over sixteen songs for Buju Banton, while also freelancing for other producers. His debut release was actually for the Crazy Hate label and his breakthrough tune 'Ambassador' signaled the arrival of a significant new talent in Kingston's musical maelstrom.

Soon thereafter, Lutan Fyah was opening stage shows for Jah Mason and other associated artists in Jamaica, and then internationally. His overseas debut performance was with Jah Mason and Ras Shiloah at the 2001 North West Reggae Festival in Seattle, U.S.A. Since then, Lutan has spread out to an international audience, and was soon performing across North America in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York. In the Caribbean he has performed in Nassau, and on the other side of the world, he was well received in Europe.