Sean Paul - Biography

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Sean Paul Henriques, known as Sean Paul, born on January 8, 1973 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, West Indies is a Dancehall singer. Born on January 8, 1973 Sean Paul has Portuguese heritage from his paternal grandfather, Sephardic Jewish heritage from his paternal grandmother, African heritage from his maternal grandfather, and Chinese heritage from his maternal grandmother. Both his parents are Jamaican natives. His nicknames include Zion Lion and King of Israel. Because of his mixed heritage, some consider him a personification of the Jamaican Motto "Out of Many, One People". Sean Paul's voice and style of singing is often compared to Jamaican 1990s dancehall sensation Super Cat. He played for the Jamaican national water polo team and alleges to be related to King Solomon through his father. In 1997, Paul and Spanner Banner recorded the Jamaican chart-topper, "Ladies Man", through the singer's Sweet Angel Productions. The song resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a then little-known producer who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie Man's crossover hit, "Who Am I". The producer released the dancehall favourite "Baby Girl." The following single, "Infiltrate", joined the singer's combination hit in the Jamaican top charts. A new version of Paul's "Punkie" track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album. April 2005's Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burnin'"). Recently Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Touch My Body". Sean Paul has just recently released his new album, The Trinity. Sean Paul was a feature artist on Beyonce's number one hit, "Baby Boy". Albums Stage One (2000) Dutty Rock (2002) #9 US (2x Platinum), #2 UK (2x Platinum) 6 million worldwide The Trinity (2005) #7 US (Gold), #11 UK (Gold) 2 million worldwide Singles Year Title Chart Positions Album US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart 1998 "Hot Gal Today (Haffi Get De Gal Yah)" / "Deport Dem" - - #5 (2000) - Stage One 2002 "Gimme the Light" #7 - - #32 Dutty Rock 2003 "Gimme the Light" (Re-Release) - - - #5 Dutty Rock 2003 "Get Busy" #1 - - #4 Dutty Rock 2003 "Like Glue" #13 - - #3 Dutty Rock 2003 "Breathe" (Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul) #99 #83 - #1 Bittersweet 2003 "International Affair (Remix)" (Mark Ronson featuring Sean Paul & Tweet) - - - - Dutty Rock 2003 "Baby Boy" (Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul) #1 #1 - #2 Dangerously in Love 2004 "I'm Still in Love With You" (featuring Sasha) #14 - - #6 Dutty Rock 2004 "Ladies Night" (Kool & the Gang featuring Sean Paul & Spanner Banner) - - - - Kool and the Gang : The Hits Reloaded 2005 "We Be Burnin'" #6 #17 #6 #2 The Trinity 2005 "Ever Blazin'" - - - #12 The Trinity 2006 "Temperature" / "Breakout" #3 #8 #4 - The Trinity 2006 "Don't Tighten De Taps" - - - - Non-Album