Shaggy - Shaggy (born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell), is a Jamaican reggae deejay who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doo's companion (possibly from the similarity of their first names). He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice. Biography His family emigrated to the United States and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City, New York, USA. In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War. On his return from the Persian Gulf, he 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. The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album 'The Unreleased Project'. He worked together with producers such as Sting Intl., Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston. He had further big hits, including 'Boombastic' in 1995. He then had a major comeback in 2001, featuring worldwide number-one hit singles 'It Wasn't Me' and 'Angel,' the latter of which was built around Merrilee Rush's 1968 hit 'Angel of the Morning' (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton). The album Hot Shot, from which those cuts came, would hit number one on the Billboard 200. However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success. Shaggy performed the theme for Showtime (film), a 2002 movie. Discography Albums 1993 Pure Pleasure 1994 Original Doberman 1995 Boombastic US #34, UK #37 (platinum) 1997 Midnite Lover 2000 Hot Shot US #1, UK #1 (6x platinum) 2002 Hot Shot: Ultramix US #168 2002 Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 UK #20 2002 Lucky Day US #24 (gold) 2003 The Essential Shaggy 2003 Boombastic Hits 2005 Clothes Drop US #144 Singles Year Title Chart Positions Album US Hot 100 UK Singles AUS Singles 1993 'Oh Carolina' #59 #1 #4 Pure Pleasure 1993 'Soon Be Done' - #46 - Pure Pleasure 1995 'In The Summertime'(featuring Rayvon) - #5 #14 Boombastic 1995 'Boombastic' #2 #1 #1 Boombastic 1996 'Why You Treat Me So Bad'(featuring Grand Puba) - #11 - Boombastic 1996 'The Train Is Coming'(featuring Wayne Wonder) - #21 - Boombastic 1996 'That Girl'(duet with Maxi Priest) - #15 #7 Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 1997 'Piece Of My Heart'(featuring Marsha) #72 #7 - Midnite Lover 1998 'Luv Me, Luv Me'(featuring Janet Jackson) #76 - - Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 1998 'I Got You Babe'(Merril Bainbridge featuring Shaggy) - - #62 Welcome to Woop Woop - Original Soundtrack 2000 'Dance & Shout' - #19 #42 Hot Shot 2001 'It Wasn't Me'(featuring Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent) #1 #1#31 [Import] #1 Hot Shot 2001 'Angel'(featuring Rayvon) #1 #1 #1 Hot Shot 2001 'Luv Me, Luv Me'(featuring Samantha Cole) - #5 #10 Hot Shot 2001 'Christmas In Jamica'(Toni Braxton featuring Shaggy) - - - Snowflakes 2002 'Me Julie'(duet with Ali G) - #2 #13 - 2002 'Hey Sexy Lady'(featuring Brian Gold & Tony Gold) - #10 #4 Lucky Day 2002 'Gebt das Hanf frei!'(Stefan Raab featuring Shaggy) - - - - 2003 'Strength Of A Woman' - - #31 Lucky Day 2003 'Get My Party On'(featuring Chaka Kahn) - - #41 Lucky Day 2004 'Your Eyes'(with Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent) - #57 - - 2005 'Wild 2Nite'(featuring Olivia) - #61 - Clothes Drop 2006 'Ultimatum'(featuring Na'Sha) - #76 - Clothes Drop