Shaggy

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Born 22 October 1968.

reggae singer

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Shaggy's Top 10 dancehall artists

Shaggy counts down his top 10 most influential dancehall artists of all time.

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Biography

Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American pop singer and rapper. He is known for his hit singles "Boombastic", "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel". He is said to have taken his stage name from his shaggy hair.

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