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Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer who takes his nickname cos of his shaggy hairs and later he got to know that in UK "2 shagg" means to have sex thats how he build his image up with mr.lover lover. He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice. Speaking on This Morning on August 27, 2008, Burrell states the name Shaggy is a reference to his then hairstyle.
Biography
Early life
His family moved to the United States from Jamaica and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York City.[1].
Military service
In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps as a Field Artillery Cannon Crewman with 5th Battalion 10th Marines.[1] 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. It is also where he got the inspiration for his song "Boombastic".
Career
1990s
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.[1] The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album "The Unreleased Project". He worked together with producers such as Sting International, Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston. He had further big hits, including "Boombastic" in 1995,[1] the theme tune of a popular Levi's commercial.
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". The album Hot Shot, from which those cuts came, would hit number one on the Billboard 200 and UK album chart.[1]
However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success, although Lucky Day still went gold.[1] The albums, however, found success in Europe, especially with heavy airplay from the single Hey Sexy Lady.
Shaggy remade the Scooby-Doo theme song on the soundtrack entitled "Shaggy, Where Are You?".
Shaggy recorded the theme for Showtime, a 2002 movie.
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 Fay-Ann Lyons at the opening ceremony at The Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica.
Shaggy left Universal and released 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". On 15 October 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD).[2]
In January 2008, Shaggy performed a concert with Natalia and En Vogue in Antwerp. The same year, UEFA chose Shaggy to record the official anthem for the Mascots (Trix and Flix) of the Euro 2008 football tournament held in Austria and Switzerland. The song was "Feel the Rush".
In the summer of 2008 he appeared on VH1's, "I Love The New Millenium". On 4 December that year, Intoxication was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.
On 23 August 2009 Shaggy performed at Ottawa Reggae Festival in Ottawa, Canada. There are plans for a new single release in late 2009 with "Fading Away", featuring Kevin Rudolf and Lil Jon. He will also be releasing "Fly High", featuring Gary Pine, to be issued on 5 December 2009.
In 2009, Shaggy was invited to perform at the "Festival Creole" held every year from Nov 28 to Dec 6 in Mauritius Island.
Shaggy - Rise Again (whit Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne, Edwin Yearwood, Destra Garcia, David Rudder, KesDieffenthaller, Tessanne Chin, Etana & Belo), a song is sponsored by Digicel, which has become the anthem in Haiti after the tragedy of the earthquake on Jan. 12.
Discography
Albums
- 1993: Pure Pleasure
- 1994: Original Doberman
- 1995: Boombastic US #34, UK #37 (Platinum)
- 1997: Midnite Lover (Platinum)
- 2000: Hot Shot US #1, UK #1 (6x Platinum)
- 2002: Lucky Day US #24 (Gold)
- 2005: Clothes Drop US #144
- 2007: Intoxication
- 2008: Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection UK #22
See also
- ^ a b c d e f Huey, Steve "Shaggy Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ Artistes presented with national awards - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRuectmfiA
External links
- Official site
- Official MySpace Page
- Official Shaggy Page at Wenig-LaMonica Associates
- Official Big Yard Music website
- Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.
- Shaggy at Allmusic
- Shaggy at Clipland
- Telegraph.co.uk Shaggy interview
- Shaggy EUT Interview
- 1968 births
- American male singers
- American military personnel of the Gulf War
- Dancehall musicians
- Grammy Award winners
- BRIT Award winners
- Jamaican American musicians
- Jamaican immigrants to the United States
- Jamaican male singers
- Reggae fusion artists
- People from Brooklyn
- Living people
- United States Marines
- Jamaican reggae singers