Shaggy

Person · Male

Shaggy

Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer

From
Kingston, Jamaica
Since
1968–present
Rating
★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases
177
  • dancehall
  • reggae
  • ragga
  • reggae-pop
  • dance-pop
  • r&b

About

Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968), known professionally as Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae musician who scored hits with the songs "It Wasn't Me", "Boombastic", "In the Summertime", "Oh Carolina", and "Angel". He has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, winning twice for Best Reggae Album with Boombastic in 1996 and 44/876 with Sting in 2019, and has won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002.

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In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University.

From Shaggy (musician) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 19
EPs 6
Singles 111

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Live 1
Compilations 10
Other 30

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Also known as

O. Burrell · Orville Burrell · Orville Richard Burrell

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000078392244
IPI
00336821560

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