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Shaggy Biography
Shaggy is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Kingston Parish, Jamaica. He was born Orville Richard Burrell he’s the reggae-pop artist and rapper his hit song “It Wasn’t Me” was an instant hit in 2000. Burrell has also released “Angel” and “Boombastic” to acclaim from critics.
He released a remix in 1995. debuted his remix of the hit marvin Gaye track “Sexual Healing.”
Orville Richard Burrell CD OJ (born October 22, 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican reggae musician, singer, DJ, and actor 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.
Shaggy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 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. The highest rank he achieved was lance corporal, although he was reduced in rank twice. Shaggy perfected his signature singing voice while he was in the Marine Corps.
He got married to Rebecca Packer in 2014 and there are two children with names of Richard as well as Sydney Burrell. He has previously been with his ex-girlfriends, He married Rebecca Packer in 2014 and he has two kids named Richard and Sydney Burrell. He previously dated both Alicia Douvall and Jennifer Love Hewitt. and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
| Name | Shaggy |
| First Name | Shaggy |
| Occupation | Pop Singer |
| Birthday | October 22 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Kingston |
| Home Town | Kingston Parish |
| Birth Country | Jamaica |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Rebecca Packer |
| Children(s) | Robb Banks, Sydney Burrell |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 2000, Shaggy released the album Hot Shot, which was certified 6x Platinum in the U.S. The album featured the singles “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel”, the latter of which was built around two song samples – Merrilee Rush’s 1968 hit “Angel of the Morning” (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton), and The Steve Miller Band’s 1973 hit “The Joker”. In 2001 Shaggy performed with Rayvon and Rikrok at Michael Jackson’s 30th anniversary the songs “Angel” and “It Wasn’t Me” from Hot Shot. The album hit number one on the Billboard 200 and U.K. albums chart. However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop, failed to match Hot Shot’s success, although Lucky Day still went gold. The albums, however, found success in Europe, especially with heavy airplay for the single “Hey Sexy Lady”. Shaggy re-made the Scooby-Doo theme song on the soundtrack titled “Shaggy, Where Are You?”. Shaggy also recorded the theme for the 2002 movie Showtime. Shaggy’s last top 40 single in the United States was “Angel” from the album Hot Shot. On March 11, 2002 Shaggy and Ali G released “Me Julie” from the soundtrack to the film Ali G Indahouse. The song sold 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom, as stated by the Official Charts Company. It spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two.
Shaggy Net Worth
Shaggy is one of the richest Pop Singer from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shaggy's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was in the military in Operation Desert Storm. His first hit single hit the air with “Oh Carolina.”
In 1996 his album Boombastic was awarded the Best Reggae Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. He was the crab Sebastian for the classic 2018 ABC film The Little Mermaid Live!
Shaggy was born on October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1987, he took singing lessons and was discovered a year later while singing in the streets with friends. His son Richard O’Neil Burrell is a rapper known as Robb Banks.
| Net Worth | $14 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Pop Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shaggy was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani / No Doubt, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.
Following the release of Clothes Drop, Shaggy began to increase his number of live performances. In March 2007, he performed the official song of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, titled “The Game of Love and Unity”, alongside Bajan entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian soca artist Fay-Ann Lyons, at the opening ceremony of the tournament, held at The Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica. Later that year, he left Universal Music and released his latest album, Intoxication under his own label, Big Yard Records, with distribution rights by VP Records. In August 2007, he joined Cyndi Lauper live on stage in Singapore for the Sonnet Music Festival, where they performed “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” together. In October 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Shaggy height 5 ft 11 in Shaggy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Shaggy, who took his stage name from the character Shaggy, from the TV show Scooby-Doo, 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. 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 a remix from his Maxi-Single title “Nice and Lovely”. He had further big hits, including “Boombastic” in 1995, the theme tune of a popular Levi’s commercial, and sang with Maxi Priest on his Top 20 hit from 1996, “That Girl”.
In January 2008, he completed a six-date arena tour with Belgian singer Natalia. He later performed with band En Vogue in Antwerp, to a crowd of 78,000 people. Shaggy also collaborated with Arash Derakhshani in the song “Donya” (Arabic & Persian: “دنیا”, meaning “The World”). In April 2008, Shaggy was chosen to record the official anthem for the Mascots (Trix and Flix) of the Euro 2008 football tournament held in Austria and Switzerland. The song, “Feel the Rush”, topped charts in most of Europe. In June 2008, a live DVD of his concert material was released under the name Shaggy – Live. In July 2008, he appeared on VH1’s “I Love the New Millennium”, talking about his video “It Wasn’t Me”. In August 2008, he performed live at the Dar es Salaam festival, to mark the Zain Global Brand launch in Tanzania. The concert was held at the Leaders Club. In December 2008, Intoxication was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.
Who is Shaggy Dating?
According to our records, Shaggy married to Rebecca Packer . As of December 1, 2023, Shaggy’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Shaggy. You may help us to build the dating records for Shaggy!In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander.
Facts & Trivia
Shaggy Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Shaggy celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.
In May 2009, Shaggy performed at the closing ceremony of the 2009 IPL tournament held in South Africa. He also performed at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in the same month, held in Bangalore, India. In August 2009, he performed live at the Ottawa Reggae Festival in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Here he revealed plans for a new single, “Fading Away”, which featured Kevin Rudolf and Lil Jon. He later cancelled this release in favour of “Fly High”, a track featuring Gary Pine, which was released on December 5. Shaggy was also invited to perform at the Festival Creole, a festival held every year from November 28 to December 6 in Mauritius.
What is Shaggy doing now?
Shaggy is reinventing some of his most famous dance hits in his new album, “Hot Shot 2020,” out Friday.
What was Shaggy's biggest hit?
Jamaican-American singer Shaggy has released twelve studio albums, seven compilation albums, eighty-eight singles and forty-seven music videos. four He is best known for his hit singles “Oh Carolina”, “Boombastic”, “It Wasn’t Me”, and “Angel”.
Who is Shaggy's wife?
Rebecca Packer
How did Shaggy get his name?
Reggae singer Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 22, 1968. His nickname referred to his long hair and came from the hippie-like character by that name on the children’s cartoon Scooby Doo.
What is Shaggy's full power?
Shaggy has shown time and time again that he has the ability to manipulate and warp reality. From creating portals to other dimensions and resurrecting the dead to even challenging other meme characters, he can do it all with his ability to warp reality and even surpassing the powers of the Infinity Gauntlet itself.
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