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Matisyahu
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Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician.
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Matisyahu, born Matthew Paul Miller in 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and actor. He began his work period in 2001 and performs primarily in the reggae and alternative rock genres. His musical style incorporates elements of hip-hop and has been described as hasidic reggae. He is educated at The New School and records for Epic Records.
As a performer, Matisyahu uses his voice as his primary instrument and communicates in English. He is a male artist from the United States. His career spans acting and music, with his birth name being Matthew Paul Miller and his professional name listed as Matisyahu.
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Film & TV
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Matthew Paul Miller who goes by the stage name Matisyahu is a musician who is famous for his style of rapping and beatboxing.
Known for
- The New Screen Savers — Self - Guest2015
- The Other Men in Black — Self2013
- The Possession — Tzadok Shapir2012
- Artifact — Self2012
- A Buddy Story — Chassid2010
- Matisyahu — Himself2004
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self2003
- Borough Park
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 970,586
- Total plays
- 24,632,017
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Matisyahu ("Gift of God"), Hebrew stagename for Matthew Paul Miller ⋆ 30 June 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is a spiritually minded American-Jewish singer, beatboxer, singjay and songwriter. He grew up in White Plains, New York. His music is an interplay between reggae, rock, hip-hop, and reggae fusion. His debute studioalbum Shake Off the Dust... Arise was released 2004 and his latest, Akeda 2014. Well-known songs are King Without A Crown, One Day and Happy Hanukkah. <a href="https://www.
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- Matisyahu
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- Musical artist.birth_name
- Matthew Paul Miller
- Musical artist.birth_place
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- White Plains, New York, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2000–present
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Miller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- West Chester
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- matisyahuworld.com
- Image
- MatisyahuPressShotOfficial.jpg
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- Commons category
- Matisyahu
- date of birth
- 1978-06-30
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- Matisyahu
- birth name
- Matthew Paul Miller
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- pseudonym
- Matisyahu
- social media followers
- 806000
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Matisyahu
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
- Career
- Collaborations
- Artistry
- Personal life
- Family
- Religion
- Politics
- Origin of his name
- Touring members
- Discography
- Filmography
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- References
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Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician.
Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu's 2005 single "King Without a Crown" was a Top 40 hit in the United States. Since 2004, he has released seven studio albums as well as five live albums, two remix CDs and two DVDs featuring live concerts. Throughout his career, Matisyahu has worked with Bill Laswell and reggae producers Sly & Robbie and Kool Kojak. He has also appeared as an actor in films.
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