Shaggy

Summary

Shaggy is a human^[1]. He was born in Kingston^[2]. He was born on October 22, 1968^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], musician^[5], composer^[6], record producer^[7], and disc jockey^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,753 views/month, #5,763 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Kingston^[2], Shaggy…
• Shaggy was born on October 22, 1968^[3].
• Shaggy was born on 1968^[10].
• Shaggy held citizenship in Jamaica^[11].
• Shaggy's professions included singer^[4].
• Shaggy worked as a musician^[5].
• Shaggy worked as a composer^[6].
• Shaggy's professions included record producer^[7].
• Shaggy worked as a disc jockey^[8].
• Shaggy's field of work was pop music^[12].
• Shaggy's field of work was reggae^[13].
• Shaggy's field of work was popular music^[14].
• Shaggy is recorded as male^[15].
• Shaggy's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Shaggy's genre is reggae^[17].
• Shaggy's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps^[18].
• Shaggy's record label is recorded as VP Records^[19].
• Shaggy's discography is recorded as Shaggy discography^[20].
• Shaggy's Commons category is recorded as Shaggy (musician)^[21].
• Shaggy's family name is recorded as Burrell^[22].
• Shaggy's given name is recorded as Richard^[23].
• Shaggy's given name is recorded as Orville^[24].
• Shaggy's pseudonym is recorded as Shaggy^[25].
• Shaggy's official website is recorded as http://shaggyonline.com/^[26].
• Shaggy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shaggy (musician)^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JM^[29]

• Began / founded: 1968-10-22^[30]

• Genre(s): dance-pop, dancehall, ragga, reggae, reggae-pop^[31]

• Community tags: dance-pop, dancehall, ragga, reggae, reggae-pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: fc63d806-ca89-4ea3-a404-ee6de695743f^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Kingston^[2], Shaggy… Recorded date of birth include October 22, 1968^[3] and 1968^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], musician^[5], composer^[6], record producer^[7], and disc jockey^[8]. Fields of work include pop music^[12], a music genre^[34], founded in 1950^[35]; reggae^[13], a music genre^[36], founded in 1961^[37]; and popular music^[14], a music genre^[38].

Why It Matters

Shaggy ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,753 views/month, #5,763 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Shaggy born?

Shaggy's place of birth was Kingston^[2].

What did Shaggy do for work?

Shaggy worked as singer^[4], musician^[5], composer^[6], record producer^[7], and disc jockey^[8].