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Emerging in the first ’90s, Shaggy was the largest crossover success in dancehall reggae. Not merely did he end up being the genre’s most commercially potent musician within the worldwide marketplace, he was also a lot more than just a usual flash within the pan, handling to sustain a profession during the period of several very popular albums. Probably partly because he wasn’t located in Jamaica, he hardly ever really needed to own it both methods: virtually overlooking the hardcore dancehall audience, his music was unabashedly aimed toward good times, an agreeable (if horny) persona, and catchy party anthems. He wasn’t timid about raising hooks low cost from pop strikes of days gone by, a chart-ready blueprint much like that of hip-hop superstars like Puff Daddy, but he also acquired fairly eclectic preferences, giving his information a musical range lacking from various other dancehall stars. Because of this, he became among the scant few reggae performers to best the record and pop singles graphs in America, not forgetting numerous various other countries where he’s acquired even greater achievement. Shaggy was created Orville Richard Burrell on Oct 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica, and was nicknamed following the Scooby-Doo personality. At age group 18, he became a member of his mother within the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY, and soon started performing with the neighborhood Jamaican-style audio system Gibraltar Musik. A reliable income became a far more pressing matter, nevertheless, and in 1988 Shaggy became a member of the Marines. Stationed at Camp Lejeune in NEW YORK, he continuing to go after music in his leisure time, and often produced the drive back again to NY for recording classes. He cut his first solitary, “Man a Mi Backyard” b/w “Bullet Resistant Friend,” at age group 20 for maker Don One’s personal little label; for the follow-up, “Big Hood” b/w “Duppy or Uglyman,” he caused maker Lloyd “Spiderman” Campbell. Shaggy’s most significant connection, nevertheless, became radio DJ/studio room engineer Sting (created Shaun Pizzonia), who got him a gig slicing dubplates at Phillip Smart’s studio room. One particular information, “Mampie,” became a big success among NY reggae enthusiasts; its follow-up, “Big Up,” was a lot more well-known locally, and designated the to begin many duets with Brooklyn vocalist Rayvon. Nevertheless, Shaggy still acquired obligations towards the armed forces, and his budding profession was interrupted by Procedure Desert Surprise in 1991; he was delivered to Kuwait for the five-month tour of responsibility. After time for Camp Lejeune, Shaggy resumed his periods in NY, and waxed a cover from the Folkes Brothers’ ska strike “Oh Carolina.” Originally documented for Prince Buster’s label, the melody was given today’s dancehall update filled with a prominent “Peter Gunn” test. Initially, “Oh Carolina” was merely another local strike, but because of some overseas advertising, it was found for release within the U.K. by Greensleeves in past due 1992. It had been an instantaneous smash, vaulting completely to the very best from the United kingdom pop graphs early another year and carrying out exactly the same in several various other Europe. “Oh Carolina” wasn’t as big popular within the U.S., where it stalled in the low fifty percent of the graphs, despite its addition for the strike soundtrack towards the Sharon Rock film Sliver. Furthermore, its follow-up singles, the tongue-in-cheek gospel of “Shortly BE ACHIEVED” as well as the jazzy “Great and Lovely,” didn’t duplicate its achievement. Nonetheless, the abroad achievement of “Oh Carolina,” in conjunction with the high-profile Maxi Priest duet “YET ANOTHER Possibility,” was more than enough to property Shaggy a profitable cope with Virgin Information. His debut record, Pure Pleasure, premiered in 1993, and included a lot of his latest singles; the next year, Greensleeves released a collection known as Initial Doberman, which protected a lot of his first recordings. Now strongly a celebrity in European countries, Shaggy continued to overcome the U.S. along with his following recording, 1995’s Boombastic. The name monitor was an inescapable strike, selling more than a million copies; it reached number 3 around the pop graphs and number 1 around the R&B graphs, and in addition became his second U.K. chart-topper. “During the warm months,” the turn side from the American solitary launch of “Boombastic,” climbed in to the U.K. Best Five like a follow-up. In the mean time, the recording went platinum, almost achieving the R&B TOP, and spent a complete year at number 1 on Billboard’s reggae recording chart; in addition, it received a Grammy for Greatest Reggae Album. Another solitary, “Why You Deal with Me SO VERY BAD,” featured visitor rapper Grand Puba and almost reached the United kingdom TOP in 1996, but didn’t make a lot of a direct effect stateside. Shaggy implemented his breakout achievement with a thorough globe tour, consolidating his Western european following, and documented popular duet with Maxi Priest, “That Female,” in 1996. He came back to solo actions in 1997 using the Midnite Fan record. The first one, a dancehall edition of YOUR GOVERNMENT & the Keeping Company’s “Little bit of My Center” offering duet partner Marsha, was a member of family flop within the U.S., even though it acquired some worldwide success. Likewise, the record was a industrial disappointment, and Virgin, let’s assume that Shaggy’s minute acquired passed (since it quickly experienced for most of dancehall’s crossover hitmakers), fallen him from its roster. Undaunted, Shaggy considered movie soundtracks to maintain his name in the general public eye. He made an appearance on a strike duet with Janet Jackson, “Luv Me, Luv Me,” from your soundtrack of How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998, and adopted it by adding the solo slice “Wish” to For Like of the overall game in 1999. By this time around, he could land a fresh cope with MCA, and compensated them with among the biggest-selling reggae albums ever. Released in 2000, Sizzling Shot began gradually as its business lead solitary, “Dance and Shout,” flopped in the us. Nevertheless, a radio DJ in Hawaii downloaded the monitor “It Wasn’t Me” (offering Rik Rok) from Napster, and started playing it on his present. Soon it had been a national strike, rocketing in the pop graphs and hitting number 1 in early 2001; normally, it did furthermore within the U.K. and several other Europe. Its follow-up, “Angel” — a rewrite of the united states strike “Angel from the Morning hours,” offering Rayvon on vocals — also proceeded to go straight to number 1 within the U.S. and U.K. Scorching Shot, on the other hand, spent six weeks at number 1 in the record graphs and eventually marketed over six million copies within the U.S. by itself — an nearly unheard-of figure to get a reggae launch. While Shaggy ready his follow-up recording, more bits of product to enter the market in 2002: Virgin released Mr. Enthusiast Enthusiast: THE VERY BEST of Shaggy, Vol. 1, a compilation covering his years in the label, while MCA released a remix recording, Sizzling Shot Ultramix. Prior to the end of the entire year, Shaggy released his fresh recording, Lucky Day, that was loosely designed like a respectful tribute to womankind. Its 1st two singles, “Hey Sexy Woman” and “Power of a female,” didn’t fare well in the U.S., however the recording offered respectably well, heading yellow metal by year’s end and charting in the very best 30 on both pop and R&B entries. In 2005 he came back with Clothing Drop, this time around over the Geffen label. Early in 2007 his “Cathedral Heathen” one started dominating the dancehall picture thanks partly to its video starring the renowned Ninjaman being a priest. The best strike one arrived on Shaggy’s record Intoxication, released that same calendar year. His ninth record, 2011’s digital-only Shaggy & Close friends, saw the vocalist collaborating with longtime pals Rayvon and RikRok, amongst others. A fresh EP, Summer months in Kingston, was released just a couple months afterwards, yielding the strike one “Sugarcane.” Carrying out a Western european release of that which was essentially a repackaged Summer months in Kingston known as Rise, Shaggy uncovered that he’d been collaborating with renowned companies Sly & Robbie on a fresh project. The causing record, Out of several, One Music, premiered in the summertime of 2013. The collaborative solitary “Habibi (I WANT Your Like)” presented a multicultural group of Shaggy, Swedish-Congolese vocalist Mohambi, Australian-Lebanese vocalist/songwriter Faydee, and Romanian vocalist/songwriter Costi. Sung in British, Arabic, and Spanish, the music reached quantity 66 within the Billboard 100 in 2015. The varied collaborations continued on the following yr, as he made an appearance with Kylie Minogue, Fernando Garibay, and Mylène Farmer.
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The X Factor | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Rico, Oskar und das Herzgebreche | 2015 | performer: "Boombastic" / writer: "Boombastic" - as Orville Burrell | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s | 2015 | TV Movie performer: "It Wasn't Me" / writer: "It Wasn't Me" | |
| The Comix Scrutinizer | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| New Girl | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| Britain's Got Talent | 2012-2013 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| My Mad Fat Diary | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| Dancing Stars | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dance Paradise | 2010/II | Video Game performer: "Hey Sexy Lady" / writer: "Hey Sexy Lady" - as O. Burrel | |
| The Legend of Dick and Dom | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| I Love the New Millennium | 2008 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | Video Game performer: "Church Heathen" / writer: "Church Heathen" - as Orville Richard Burrell | |
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | 2007 | performer: "Boombastic" / writer: "Boombastic" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2006 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Barnyard | 2006 | as Orville Burrell, "Boombastic" / performer: "Boombastic" | |
| She's the Man | 2006 | performer: "Hey Sexy Lady" / writer: "Hey Sexy Lady" - as Orville Burrell | |
| AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture | 2005 | performer: "Angel" | |
| After the Sunset | 2004 | performer: "Boombastic Sting/Shaggy Remix" | |
| Little Black Book | 2004 | performer: "Angel" | |
| Along Came Polly | 2004 | performer: "LUV ME LUV ME", "HEY SEXY LADY" / writer: "LUV ME LUV ME", "HEY SEXY LADY" - as Orville Burrell | |
| The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | 2003 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Hey Sexy Lady" | |
| The Real Cancun | 2003 | Documentary performer: "Boombastic" | |
| Holes | 2003 | performer: "Keep 'N It Real" / writer: "Keep 'N It Real" - as O. Burrel | |
| Kangaroo Jack | 2003 | performer: "Hey Sexy Lady" / writer: "Hey Sexy Lady" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Die Sketch Show | 2002 | TV Series performer: "Hey Sexy Lady" | |
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | 2002 | performer: "Shaking the Tree 02 Remix" | |
| Scooby-Doo | 2002 | lyrics: "Shaggy, Where Are You?" / performer: "Shaggy, Where Are You?" | |
| Ali G Indahouse | 2002 | as Burrell, "MR BOOMBASTIC", "ME JULIE" / performer: "ME JULIE" | |
| Showtime | 2002 | performer: "Showtime" 2002, "Swingin" 2002 / producer: "Lie Till I Die" 2002 / writer: "Showtime" 2002, "Lie Till I Die" 2002, "Swingin" 2002 - as D. Burrell | |
| Un paso adelante | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Shottas | 2002 | writer: "Gangsta Story" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Presença de Anita | 2001 | TV Mini-Series performer: "Sexual Healing" | |
| Top of the Pops | TV Series performer - 6 episodes, 1995 - 2001 writer - 2 episodes, 1995 - 2001 | ||
| Boston Public | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001 | ||
| Manchala | 1999 | performer: "Boombastic" / writer: "Boombastic" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Unter uns: Die Highlights | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "Mr. Bombastic" | |
| Esrim plus | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| T.V. Kaiser | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | 1998 | performer: "Luv Me, Luv Me" / writer: "Luv Me, Luv Me" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Caught Up | 1998 | performer: "Ey-Yo! The Reggae Virus" / writer: "Ey-Yo! The Reggae Virus" - as O. Burrel | |
| Tohuwabohu | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1998 writer - 2 episodes, 1998 | ||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | 1996-1997 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| George of the Jungle | 1997 | performer: "Boombastic Sting Re-Mix" / writer: "Boombastic Sting Re-Mix" - as Orville Burrell | |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | performer: "My Dream" / writer: "My Dream" - as O. Burrell | |
| Welcome to Woop Woop | 1997 | performer: "I Got You Babe" | |
| Jungle 2 Jungle | 1997 | performer: "Shaking The Tree Jungle Version" | |
| Baywatch | 1996 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Flipper | 1996 | performer: "In the Summertime '96 Version" | |
| Die Harald Schmidt Show | 1995 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Vacanze di Natale '95 | 1995 | performer: "Boombastic" | |
| Money Train | 1995 | performer: "The Train Is Coming" / writer: "The Train Is Coming" - as Orville Burrell | |
| The Reggae Movie | 1995 | Documentary performer: "Oh Carolina" | |
| Scam | 1993 | TV Movie performer: "BOW WOW WOW" | |
| Sliver | 1993 | performer: "Oh Carolina" |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arianna: Sexy People (The FIAT Song) | 2013 | Short | |
| Blast | 2004 | Mace |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras: Spring Break | 2016 | Short music by | |
| Loucuras De Carnaval | 2016 | Short music by |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| The 28th Annual American Music Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Summer Music Mania 2001 | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Teen Choice Presents: Teenapalooza | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| In Action | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Baywatch | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hotel Babylon | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Die Harald Schmidt Show | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Greatest Music Party in the World | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Reggae Movie | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Zona franca | 1995 | TV Series | |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Word | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Shaggy-Off |
| Peter Andre: My Life | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| The Dome | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Performer / Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2000-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest / Himself - Music Guest |
| Cesko Slovensko má talent | 2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Audience Member |
| Cesko Slovensko má talent PLUS | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Daybreak | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lopez Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Angela and Friends | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Die ultimative Chartshow | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Star Academy | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV total | 2001-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Love the New Millennium | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Seitenblicke | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| TV Tonga News | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Friday Night Project | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2007 World Music Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Most Annoying Pop Songs.... We Hate to Love | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MOBO Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremonies | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Decades Rock Live | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tom Joyner Show | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Advertising's Greatest Hits | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Riddim Driven: VP Records 25th Anniversary Concert | 2005 | Video documentary | |
| MTV Backstage Pass: VP Records 25th Anniversary | 2004 | TV Special | |
| Michael Jackson: The One | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tout le monde en parle | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1 | 2003 | Video | Himself (segment "Freaky Girl") |
| Exposed | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 30th Annual American Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Soul Train | 1995-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| MADtv | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1995-2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cribs | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Party in the Park 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Performer |
| The 2002 World Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 31st Annual Juno Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Performer |
| Brit Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The Hughleys | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 29th Annual American Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The Record of the Year 2001 | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Teen Choice Awards 2001 | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Música sí | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Party in the Park 2001 | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Performer |
| Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert | 2001 | TV Special | Performer |
| Jenny Jones | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| All My Children | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2001 World Music Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| 125 milioni di caz..te | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MTV Fashionably Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2001 | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself (as Shaggy feat. Rayvon) |
| Peter Andre's 90 Party Hits of the 90s | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Let Loose... The Very Best of 'Loose Women' | 2008 | Video | Himself |
| Video on Trial | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| SexTV | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1995-2001 | TV Series | Himself |
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