Shaggy (musician)
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| Birth name | Orville Richard Burrell |
| Born | 22 October 1968 |
| Origin | Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Dancehall, Reggae, Reggae fusion, Rap |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Labels | VP Records |
Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer who is said to have taken his nickname from his "shaggy" hair and general appearance and later from the slang term shagging. He has been noted as having a baritone range singing voice. Speaking on This Morning on August 27, 2008, Burrell states the name Shaggy is specifically a reference to a previous hairstyle.
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Biography
Early life
At the age of 18, Shaggy's family moved to the United States from Jamaica and settled in the neighborhood of Valley Stream in Long Island, New York.[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 Persian 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, which appeared in the film Sliver.[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 these songs 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.
2005–present
On 11 March 2007, Shaggy performed the official song of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, entitled "The Game of Love and Unity" , with Bajan 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 6 arena concerts with Natalia and En Vogue in Antwerp during Natalia Meets En Vogue feat Shaggy in front of 78.000 people. 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.
Shaggy also performed in the closing ceremony of the 2009 IPL which was held in May 2009 in South Africa. He also performed in the opening ceremony of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in the same year held in Bangalore, India.
Also on 8 August 2008 Shaggy performed in Dar es salaam[3] to mark Zain Global Brand launch in Tanzania The concert was held at the Leaders Club in the city of Dar es Salaam.
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 November 28 to December 6 in Mauritius Island.
Shaggy - Rise Again (with 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.
His collaboration with the Balkan group Sahara (consisting of the Romanian singer Costi Ioniţă and the Bulgarian singer Andrea) and the French House DJ Bob Sinclar on "I Wanna" was released as a single in January 2010 in Europe, and Shaggy performed live with them several times during Miami's Winter Music Conference in March 2010 in support of the song.
In April 2010, He again performed before Cricket Audiences at the ICC T20 World Championships, also providing between play performances.
On July 17, 2010 in Country Fair Entertainment Park in Medford, N.Y., Shaggy performed for the PARTY FM'S MEGA JAM 2010 concert.
On July 2010 Shaggy recorded the song "TARGET" with the Japanese reggae singer lecca which can be heard on her album, "パワーバタフライ."
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
- Reggae
- Reggae fusion
- Ragga
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Huey, Steve "Shaggy Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ↑ Artistes presented with national awards - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
- ↑ http://www.gulfbase.com/site/interface/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?n=70294
External links
- Official site
- Official MySpace Page
- Official Shaggy Page at Wenig-LaMonica Associates
- Official Big Yard Music website
- Shaggy (musician) at the Internet Movie Database
- Shaggy at Allmusic
- Shaggy at Clipland
- Telegraph.co.uk Shaggy interview
- Shaggy EUT Interview
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