Shaggy (born October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell) is a Jamaican reggae artist who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doo's companion (possibly from the similarity of their first names).

Biography

Shaggy family migrated to the United States and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City, New York.

In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War.

On Shaggy's return from Iraq, he decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993: "Oh Carolina", a dancehall remake of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album "The Unreleased Project". He worked together with producers such as Sting Intl., Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston.

Shaggy had further hits like "Boombastic" in 1995. He then had a comeback in 2001 featuring worldwide number 1s, "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel", which was built around Merilee Rush's 1968 hit "Angel of the Morning" (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton). The album would hit Number One on the Billboard 200. However, his 2002 release Lucky Day and 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success.

Discography

• 1993 Pure Pleasure
• 1994 Original Doberman
• 1995 Boombastic US #34, UK #37 (Platinum)
• 1997 Midnite Lover
• 2000 Hot Shot US #1, UK #1 (6x Platinum)
• 2002 Hot Shot Ultramix
• 2002 Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 UK #20
• 2002 Lucky Day US #24, Gold
• 2003 The Essential Shaggy
• 2003 Boombastic Hits
• 2005 Clothes Drop US #144

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