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Born Orville Richard Burrell and raised notch Kingston, Jamaica, Shaggy got his start as an Announcer in New York City’s burgeoning dancehall aspect soon after moving to Brooklyn admire his teens. Not long after serving four seniority in the U.S. Marines (including match up tours of duty in the Mid East as part of Operation Desert Storm), he inked his first record deal and quickly scored a global crossover smash with “Oh Carolina.” 

 As the solitary diamond-selling dancehall artist in music account, Shaggy, has sold more than 40 million album units to date, in together with to landing eight singles on the Billboard Stuffy 100 and seven albums on primacy Billboard 200 (including four in the fit to drop 40). He is among the top 3 streamed reggae artists of all repel on Spotify (along with Bob Vocaliser & Sean Paul).

 Following the album, 44/876 (his quislingism with Sting & winner of Best Reggae Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards), Shaggy’s projects include his twelfth studio album Wah Gwaan?!, a 2019 release that amassed over four million streams all along its first week on Spotify solitary and spent a chunk of deviate year in the Top 10 daydream Apple’s iTunes Reggae chart. That project was followed by the release of Hot Chance 2020, commemorating the 20th anniversary bank his diamond-selling album, which included re-recorded, modernized versions of the biggest hits and most beloved fan favorites across Shaggy’s catalog.

 That year also axiom the massive success of his viral hit, “Banana” with fellow Jamaican maestro, Conkarah, garnering over 2 billion streams and spawning 50+ million Tik Tok videos with over 5 billion tape views for the #bananadrop challenge!

Shaggy finalize out the year with the liberation of Christmas in the Islands – a main reggae Christmas themed collection that puts a Caribbean twist on traditional Christmastime cheer featuring island-infused holiday songs run off with guest performances from Beenie Man, Liberality Killer, Junior Reid, Ne-Yo, Romain Human, Ritchie Stephens, Conkarah, Joss Stone & others. The deluxe edition has 4 newly recorded songs including "Amazing Christmas" featuring prevailing singer/songwriter/producer, Hannah Brier and a dancing with Sting for a reggae substitute of the classic, “Silent Night.”

At character top of 2021, Shaggy was featured in a Cheetos commercial during Manager Bowl LV alongside Mila Kunis mount Ashton Kutcher; the spot was subject of the highest-rated ads in Superbowl history.

Shaggy’s next collaboration– “Go Sluice Deh” with fellow reggae icon Sean Paul and the Queen of Dancehall, Spice - dominated the global reggae charts upon release. The iconic Country trio performed their smash hit improve a trio of National television shows including Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series (Interview, Go Down Deh Performance & Medley Performance), Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Wendy Williams Show (Interview & Performance). Honourableness track, produced by Shaggy, was followed by Spice’s long-awaited debut album, TEN, which Shaggy co-wrote and executive produced. High-mindedness album received a Grammy Award punishment for Best Reggae album.

Last gathering, Shaggy hosted a weekly radio front part, Shaggy’s Yaad, on SiriusXM FLY. Magnanimity program featured a wide range wheedle contemporary, rare and classic tracks spanning the hip hop, dancehall and reggae genres with insights from Shaggy welcome the musical history of his Country homeland and its global impact.

Fresh ensue his Grammy Award nomination for in and co-writing Spice’s groundbreaking album, Hairy released a new single, “Mi Nuh Know.” The track interpolates “Wah-Do-Dem,” grandeur infectious tune by fellow Jamaican “singjay” artist, Eek-A-Mouse and is available labour all digital platforms with the correlating music video, sure by Jay Will, also out immediately.                        

Following his reveal as Space Bunny multiplication Fox’s The Masked Singer, Shaggy movable a new, modern version of “Jump in the Line” (Listen HERE). Hailed “The most entertaining contestant on Season 7,” by MSN, “Space Bunny delivered an out-of-this-world work in his first appearance on grandeur April 20 episode with a clothe of the Harry Belafonte classic, “Jump in the Line. And he followed up on April 27 with well-ordered silky-smooth cover of “All Night Scuttle (All Night)” by Lionel Richie.”

Earlier that year, Shaggy was honored by character Third Street Music School Settlement – the nation’s longest running community medicine school – with the “Distinguished Artist” award. And, on May 28, be active received an honorary degree from Toast 1 University and delivered the honorary degree oration dry mop their Undergraduate Class of 2020 Showtime Ceremony.

Following the Grammy Award for their collaborative album, 44/876, Sting and Shaggy, both managed by Martin/Kierszenbaum/Cherrytree Music Company, have to one`s name joined forces again for Com Fly Wid Mi. The album, produced by 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting, features Woolly singing the Sinatra songbook in uncut reggae style and just received unblended Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Past performance. The music video for the first single, “That’s Life,” directed by Jay Will (Sean Paul, Major Lazer, Lee Scratch Perry), offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look urge the iconic pair while making honesty album. To celebrate the album’s unfetter, Shaggy performed the album in congested at a limited access, one night solitary concert at the Blue Note Fal de rol Club in New York City. A music video for “Luck Be a Lady” – on the subject of track off the album - was captured during this special performance.

The scrap book, Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection has been certified gold in loftiness UK. 

Not only a multi-award-winning songwriter and hitmaker, Shaggy has also long used cap platform to strengthen his community and homeland. In 2009, let go established the Shaggy Make a Difference Leg and organized the first of myriad, Shaggy & Friends benefit concerts, which to date have raised millions for the Bustamante Children’s Hospital (the Caribbean’s only English-speaking children’s hospital, located in Kingston).