Shaggy

Jamaican reggae musician
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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 (1,538 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].

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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[28], founded in 1950[29]; reggae[13], a music genre[30], founded in 1961[31]; and popular music[14], a music genre[32].

Why It Matters

Shaggy ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month, #5,763 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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