Shaggy (musician)
Shaggy | |
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Born | Orville Richard Burrell October 22, 1968 Kingston, Jamaica |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse |
Rebecca Packer (m. 2014) |
Children | 5, including hip hop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Website | shaggyonline |
Orville Richard Burrell CD (born October 22, 1968),[1] better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-born[2] 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 seven 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.
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.[3]
Early life
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Orville Richard Burrell was born on October 22, 1968, in Kingston.[1] At the age of 18, he moved to New York City with his mother.[4]
Burrell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 12, 1988 and obtained the MOS of 0811 (Field Artillery Cannon Crewman). He served with a Field Artillery Battery in the 10th Marine Regiment during the Persian Gulf War. Discharged on May 4, 1992, the highest rank he achieved was lance corporal, although he was reduced in rank twice.[5] Burrell perfected his signature "toasting" voice while he was in the Marine Corps.[6][7]
Career
1990s
Shaggy 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, Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell, Robert Livingston and Frankie Cutlass on the Maxi-Single title "Nice and Lovely" Hip Hop Remix. He had further big hits, including "Boombastic" in 1995,[1] the theme tune of a popular Levi's commercial, and sang with Maxi Priest on his Top 20 hit from 1996, "That Girl".[8]
Hot Shot (2000)
In 1999, Shaggy was dropped by
In 2001 Shaggy was selected to perform with
Further releases (2002–2009)
Over the course of his next two albums, Shaggy saw his popularity decline in the United States. In October 2002, Shaggy released his second album for MCA,
Despite this, both albums were more successful internationally.
Shaggy was featured on the album
Following the release of Clothes Drop, Shaggy began to increase his number of live performances. In 2006, he was a featured artist on Japanese-American singer
In January 2008, he completed a six-date arena tour with Belgian singer
In May 2009, Shaggy performed at the closing ceremony of the
2010s
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In January 2010, "Rise Again", a track featuring
On July 17, 2010, he performed at the Party FM Meja Jam Concert in Country Fair Entertainment Park, Medford, New York. Later that month, he recorded the song "Target" with Japanese reggae singer lecca, which was released on her album, パワーバタフライ (Power Butterfly). Shaggy also released "For Your Eyez Only", which topped reggae charts across the world.[citation needed] Shaggy recorded the song with fellow Jamaican singer Alaine.
In 2011, Shaggy released the official videos for "For Your Eyez Only", along with the hit singles "Sweet Jamaica", featuring Mr. Vegas and Josie Wales, and "Girlz Dem Luv We" featuring Mavado. That same year it was announced that Shaggy would release his first new album in four years. Preceded by the single "Champagne", featuring Sahara, the album was released digitally on January 19, 2011. Titled
On January 7, 2012, Shaggy released a collaborative single with Egyptian star Tamer Hosny, "Smile", with a music video filmed in New York City. In February 2012, he re-released his EP, Summer in Kingston, in the form of the Lava Edition, containing two new tracks, one of which was taken from his upcoming Sly & Robbie & Shaggy project, plus a remix of the track "Dame" featuring Kat Deluna.
On April 5, 2012, Shaggy released the lead single from his eleventh studio album, Rise. The track, "World Citizen", is a collaboration with European folk singer Jahcoustix, and was a hit all over Europe. Shaggy launched his own label, Ranch Entertainment, on June 4, 2012, at a press launch in New York City. He was joined by label mates Rayvon and Red Fox for the launch, which was publicized by Manhattan-based PR firm, Fox Fuse and publicist Rhona Fox. Ranch Entertainment is based in New York and Jamaica.[19]
On August 24, Shaggy released his new single, "
On September 28, Shaggy released Rise across Europe. The album contains nine of the ten tracks from Summer in Kingston, as well as new tracks "Rise", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (the second single), "Diva", "World Citizen" (the first single) and "Get Back My Baby", as well as his single from three years previously, "Fly High".[21]
Shaggy confirmed in January 2012 that he is working on a new studio album, where all of the tracks will be produced by production duo Sly and Robbie. A taster track from the album, "Make Up", featuring Wayne Wonder, was released in July 2012,[22] while one of the tracks, "She Gives Me Love", was released early on the Lava edition of Summer in Kingston. In December 2012, Shaggy confirmed that the album would be released in the summer of 2013. On May 14, 2013, Shaggy released the lead single from the album, entitled "Fight This Feeling", featuring Beres Hammond.[23] Shaggy started the year with his first live presentation in Costa Rica on January 20.[24]
Shaggy is credited for persuading
In 2015, his single "
Also in 2015, Shaggy was featured on Farruko's "Sunset" alongside Nicky Jam.
In 2016, he collaborated with French singer Mylène Farmer on "City of Love".
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January 2018 saw the release of "Don't Make Me Wait", the first single from a collaboration album with Sting, who invited him to tour along. The album, titled 44/876, was released on April 20, 2018.[26] In March 2018, the single "Why", featuring Massari, was released.[27]
In November 2018, Shaggy featured on the title track of Olly Murs' sixth album You Know I Know. In May 2019, Shaggy's album Wah Gwaan?! was released.[28]
In August 2019, it was announced that Shaggy, alongside Sean Paul, would be headlining the One Love Festival In Queensland slated for February 1, 2020, the first time the festival would be held in Australia.[29]
In November 2019, Shaggy played Sebastian in musical television special The Little Mermaid Live! on ABC. Also, In 2019, Shaggy collaborated with Indian singer Mika Singh on the latter's track "Belly ring".[30]
2020s
In January 2020, Shaggy told the Daily Star in an interview that some of Rihanna's representatives had reached out to him to collaborate on a song for her ninth album. However, he turned down the opportunity because he was asked to audition, saying that he would "leave that to the younger guys". Shaggy later stated in another interview that he meant no offence by his remarks. Despite passing on the project, he seemed optimistic about how it would turn out, saying: "From what I hear, it should be good."[31]
In April 2020, Shaggy celebrated the 20th anniversary of his 2000 album
Shaggy, Spice and Sean Paul performed "Go Down Deh" on Good Morning America on June 11, 2021. Their performance was a part of the Caesars Rewards Summer Concert Series.[33]
On June 15, 2021, Shaggy, Spice and Sean Paul performed "Go Down Deh" on
On June 18, 2021, Shaggy, Spice and Sean Paul performed live, and was interviewed by Wendy on The Wendy Williams Show.[35]
During Caribbean Heritage Month, 2021, Shaggy, Spice and Sean Paul celebrated with "Go Down Deh" on Pix 11I New York.[36]
On July 1, 2021, International Reggae Day, Shaggy, Spice and Sean Paul were interviewed live on ITV1's Good Morning Britain.[37]
In 2022, Shaggy competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Space Bunny" of Team Cuddly.[38] He was eliminated alongside En Vogue as the "Queen Cobras" of Team Bad.
On May 28, 2022, Shaggy was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University.[39]
Personal life
Burrell married his long-term partner Rebecca Packer in 2014 and together they have three daughters.[40][41] Burrell has two sons from a previous relationship. His son Richard O'Neil Burrell is an American rapper known as Robb Banks.[42]
In 2022, he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University.[3]
Philanthropy
Shaggy started his philanthropy with a project called Shaggy and Friends, in 2016, donating more than US$1 million, to the
Discography
Studio albums
- Pure Pleasure (1993)
- Original Doberman (1994)
- Boombastic (1995)
- Midnite Lover (1997)
- Hot Shot (2000)
- Lucky Day(2002)
- Clothes Drop (2005)
- Intoxication (2007)
- Shaggy & Friends (2011)
- Summer in Kingston (2011)
- Rise (2012)
- Out of Many, One Music (2013)
- Wah Gwaan?! (2019)
- Christmas in the Islands (2020)
- Com Fly Wid Mi (2022)
Collaborative albums
Tours
Concert tours
- Pure Pleasure Tour (1993–94)
- Crazy Cool/Boombastic Tour (with Paula Abdul) (1995–96)
- Midnite Lover Tour (1997–98)
- Saint Lucia Arts & Jazz Festival (with Sting) (2023)
- Hot Summer Nights 2023 Tour (with TLC, En Vogue, and Sean Kingston) (2023)[46]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self | Episode 02x01 |
2004 | Blast | Mace | |
2018 | Game Over, Man! | Himself | |
2019 | American Idol | ||
The Little Mermaid Live! | Sebastian | ||
2020 | The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart | Himself | |
2022 | The Masked Singer | Space Bunny/Himself | Season 7 contestant |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self | Episode 30x04 | |
2023 | American Dad! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Multiverse of American Dadness" |
Awards and nominations
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Grammy Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1996
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Boombastic | Best Reggae Album | Won |
2002
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"It Wasn't Me" featuring Rikrok | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal | Nominated |
2006
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Clothes Drop | Best Reggae Album | Nominated |
2008
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Intoxication | Nominated | |
2012
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Summer in Kingston | Nominated | |
2015
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Out of Many, One Music | Nominated | |
2019
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44/876 | Won | |
2023
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Com Fly Wid Mi | Nominated |
American Music Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2002 | Shaggy | Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist | Nominated |
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Nominated | ||
Internet Fans Award | Nominated |
Billboard Music Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2001 | Shaggy | Male Artist of the Year | Won |
Male Albums Artist of the Year | Won |
Juno Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2002 | Hot Shot | International Album of the Year | Won |
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Shaggy grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Brooklyn with his mother, Veronica Miller, when he was 18.
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External links
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- Official website
- Shaggy at AllMusic