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Shaggy

Background information
Birth name Orville Richard Burrell
Born October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22) (age 39)
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s) Reggae
Dancehall
World
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) VP Records

Shaggy (born Orville Richard Burrell, October 22, 1968, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican American reggae singer who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doo's companion, a nickname given to him by his friends, during his teenage years in which his hair bore a similarity to the Scooby Doo character. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music VP Records is an independent Reggae Record label, located in Queens New York. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Jamaican Americans are Americans of Jamaican heritage or Jamaican-born people who live in the United States of America. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the Norville "Shaggy" Rogers is a fictional character in the American animated television series Scooby-Doo, about the adventures of four crime-solving teenagers He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type.

Contents

Biography

Early life

His family moved to the United States from Jamaica and they settled in the neighbourhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York Shaggy moved to Valley Stream, New York, and made one of his own recording studios in the town. Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound

Military service

In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps as a Field Artillery Cannoneer with 5th Battalion, 10th Marines. While enlisted in the Marines he served during Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War. It was during this time that Shaggy perfected his signature singing voice, breaking the constant monotony of running and marching cadences with his flair for inflection.

Career

90s

Upon his return from the Persian Gulf, he decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993: "Oh Carolina", was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the " Oh Carolina " is a Song made famous by Shaggy. Written by John Folkes produced by Prince Buster and performed Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor The Folkes Brothers were a Jamaican Mento group composed of John Mico and Junior Folkes The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album "The Unreleased Project". He worked together with producers such as Sting Intl. , Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston. He had further big hits, including "Boombastic" in 1995, the theme tune of a popular Levi's commercial. Boombastic is the third studio album by Shaggy. The title song " Boombastic " was a hit Song spending a week at number Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans.

Early 2000s

He then had a major comeback in 2001, featuring worldwide number-one hit singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel", the latter of which was built around two song samples - Merrilee Rush's 1968 hit "Angel of the Morning" (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton), and The Steve Miller Band's 1973 hit "The Joker". " It Wasn't Me " is a 2000 number one hit Song by Reggae artist Shaggy, featuring Ricardo " RikRok " " Angel " is a 2001 number one hit Song by Reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. Merrilee Rush is an American best known as the singer of " Angel of the Morning " a top-10 charting song which earned her a Grammy nomination for " Angel of the Morning " is a hit pop song that has been recorded numerous times and has been a charting hit single for several artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton (born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst New Jersey) is an American Pop music and country singer The Steve Miller Band is an influential American Blues rock band led by Steve Miller on Guitar and lead vocals " The Joker " is a song by the Steve Miller Band from their 1973 album The Joker. The album Hot Shot, from which those cuts came, would hit number one on the Billboard 200 and UK album chart. Hot Shot is the fifth studio album released by Shaggy in 2000 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard

However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Lucky Day is the sixth studio album by Dancehall / Reggae artist Shaggy, which peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 and later reached Clothes Drop is the seventh album released by Shaggy in 2005 Track listing "Clothes Drop" – 404 "Ready Fi

Shaggy recorded the theme for Showtime, a 2002 movie. Showtime is a 2002 comedy/action film starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro and directed by Tom Dey.

Late 2000s

On 11 March 2007, Shaggy performed the official song of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, entitled "The Game of Love and Unity", with Barbadian entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons at the opening ceremony at The Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation Rupert Clarke (born September 10, 1975; in Germany) best known by his Stage name Rupee, is a Soca musician from Barbados Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and History In 1770, the wealthy planters in St James and St Ann succeeded in having sections of those parishes become the parish of Trelawny as

Shaggy left Universal and will be releasing his latest album under his own label Big Yard Records with distribution by VP Records.

On August 2007, he joined Cyndi Lauper in Singapore for the Sonnet Music Festival, where they performed "Girls Just Want To Have Fun". Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Singapore

On October 15, 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD). Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Order of Distinction in Jamaica is the fifth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour which were instituted by an Act of Parliament – The National Honours [1]

Shaggy's music is characterized by a strong Jamaican accent, which may be hard to understand to some. Shaggy's natural speaking accent seems to vary from mid-west American to Jamaican [2] [3].

Discography

Albums

Compilations, Remix, Unreleased & Rare

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
U.S UK AUS
1993 "Oh Carolina" 59 1 5 Pure Pleasure
"Soon Be Done" — 46 —
1995 "In The Summertime" (featuring Rayvon) 3 5 14 Boombastic
"Bombastic" 1 1
1996 "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba) 108 11 —
"Something Different / The Train Is Coming" (Double A Side in UK) (featuring Ken Boothe) — 21 —
"That Girl" (duet with Maxi Priest) 20 15 7 Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1
1997 "Piece Of My Heart" (featuring Marsha) 72 7 — Midnite Lover
1998 "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Janet Jackson) 3 — — Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1
2001 "It Wasn't Me" (featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent) 1 1 1 Hot Shot
"Angel" (featuring Rayvon) 1 1 1
"Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) 76 5 10
"Freaky Girl" (featuring The Kraft) 122 — —
"Dance & Shout / Hope" (Double A Side in UK) 104 19 —
2002 "Me Julie" (duet with Ali G) — 2 13 Ali G Indahouse - Da Soundtrack
"Hey Sexy Lady" (featuring Brian & Tony Gold) — 10 4 Lucky Day
2003 "Strength of a Woman" 119 — 31
"Get My Party On" (featuring Chaka Kahn) — — 41
2005 "Wild 2Nite" (featuring Olivia) — 61 — Clothes Drop
2006 "Ultimatum" (featuring Na'sha) — 76 —
2007 "Church Heathen" — — — Intoxication
"What's Love" (featuring Akon) — — —
"Bonafide Girl" (featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent & Tony Gold) — — —
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Lucky Day is the sixth studio album by Dancehall / Reggae artist Shaggy, which peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 and later reached See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American singer known for hit songs such as "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including " Wild 2Nite " is a 2005 song by Shaggy featuring Olivia from the album Clothes Drop. Olivia Theresa Longott, professionally known as Olivia, is an American Singer. Clothes Drop is the seventh album released by Shaggy in 2005 Track listing "Clothes Drop" – 404 "Ready Fi This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Biography Natasha Watkins aka Na'sha is an American R&B Singer and Songwriter. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 " Church Heathen " is a 2007 song recorded by Jamaican Reggae artist Shaggy, featuring Ninjaman, and produced by long time friend Intoxication is the eighth studio album released by Shaggy in 2007 " What's Love " is the second single by Shaggy from his album Intoxication. Aliaune Thiam Ricardo George Ducent (born June 17 1972, London, England) better known by his stage name Rikrok is an English This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2008 Arash Labaf (آرش لباف born 23 April 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian singer dancer entertainer and producer residing Shaggy) [2] - Persian Lyrics - — — —
"Like a Superstar" — — —
"Feel the Rush (Official Euro 2008 Song)" — — —

Guest appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ Artistes presented with national awards - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
  2. ^ [1] Interview clip with Shaggy about Euro 2008
  3. ^ YouTube - Shaggy Interview

External links

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