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Shaggy

1968 - Today

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Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican and American reggae musician 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. In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shaggy has received more than 312,508 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Shaggy is the 1,105th most popular singer (down from 1,013th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 25th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shaggy ranks 1,105 out of 4,381. Before him are Hortense Schneider, Genesis P-Orridge, Gala, Oleg Bryjak, Joji, and Peter Schilling. After him are Terry Jacks, Erna Berger, Hansi Hinterseer, Miguel Ríos, Tefta Tashko-Koço, and Yumi Matsutoya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Shaggy ranks 146. Before him are Stephanie Seymour, Benjamin List, Cristian Mungiu, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Julia Boutros, and Aleksandr Mostovoi. After him are Frédéric Vasseur, Jordi Mollà, Akhtar Mansour, Boban Babunski, Debra Messing, and Brian Steen Nielsen.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Shaggy ranks 30 out of 189. Before him are DJ Kool Herc (1955), Patrick Allen (1951), Martine Beswick (1941), Cedella Booker (1926), Mary Seacole (1805), and Carol (null). After him are Prince Buster (1938), John Barnes (1963), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), George Rhoden (1926), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), and Raheem Sterling (1994).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Shaggy ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Liz Mitchell (1952), Burning Spear (1945), Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), and Cedella Booker (1926). After him are Carl Douglas (1942), Errol Brown (1948), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Yellowman (1956), Jacob Miller (1952), and Alton Ellis (1938).

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