Shaggy
Real Name: Orville Richard Burrel, (born:
October 22, 1968
)
Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell on October 22, 1968. Friends gave him his nickname "Shaggy" from the cartoon "Scooby Doo." Shaggy left Jamaica at the age of 18 to join his mother in Brooklyn, NY, and soon began pursuing a musical career. Two of his early singles "Mampie" and "Big Up," both hard-core Shaggy dancehall tracks, hit #1 on the New York reggae charts. Shaggy joined the U.S. Marines in 1988 after failing to follow up on his early hits and within a few years he found himself in the Iraqi desert fighting in the Gulf War.
Shaggy is a good example of how a single song can quickly take a relatively unknown performer straight to the top. For him, the song was a cover of the mid-'60s early reggae smash "Oh Carolina" (originally done by the Folkes Brothers for Prince Buster).
Where are they now?
He now resides in Surrey in the UK
Shaggy left Universal and will be releasing his latest album under his own label, Big Yard Records with distribution by VP Records.
In January 2008, Shaggy performed a concert with Natalia and En Vogue in Antwerp.
In 2008, 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 is called "Feel the Rush".
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Birth name: Orville Richard Burrel
Born: October 22, 1968
Height: 5ft 11in
Stage Name(s):
Shaggy
Origin: Kingston, Jamaica
Career years: 1990–present
Biography
His family moved to the United States from Jamaica and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City. Shaggy moved to Valley Stream, New York, and made one of his own recording studios in the town.
In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps as a Field Artillery Cannon Crewman with 5th Battalion, 10th Marines. While enlisted in the Marines he served during Operation Desert Storm during the 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.
Reference/Source(s):
Shaggy (musician). (2008, November 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:25, November 18, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaggy_(musician)&oldid=252184104
