Protoje
Sign in to saveOje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981), popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter. Protoje first gained notice for a 2005 mixtape. In 2011, he released his debut album The Seven Year Itch. This was followed by The 8 Year Affair in 2013, Ancient Future in 2015, Royalty Free in 2016, A Matter of Time in 2018, In Search Of Lost Time in 2020 ''and Third Time's The Charm in 2022.''
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1981-06-14
Discography
- 7 Year Itch2011
- The 8 Year Affair2013
- Who Knows2014
- Ancient Future2015
- Who Knows2016
- Who Knows (Shy FX remix)2016
- Royalty Free2016
- Ova Here2016
- A Matter of Time2018
- Same So2020
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- 241,565
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- 3,087,677
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Oje Ken Ollivierre popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer, Lorna Bennett and his father is a former Calypso king. In 2010, Protoje began working with his cousin and popular Jamaican producer Don Corleon. After releasing "Dread", "JA" and "Roll" in 2010, Protoje's debut album, entitled The Seven Year Itch, was released in 2011. The first single off the album dubbed "Arguments" (2009) was responsible f
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- Musical artist.name
- Protoje
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- Musical artist.caption
- Protoje in concert in Antwerp, Belgium, 2022
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- yes
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Oje Ken Ollivierre
- Musical artist.alias
- Diggy, Proto
- Musical artist.origin
- Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
- Musical artist.genre
- Dub, reggae
- Musical artist.occupation
- Musician, songwriter, deejay
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2005–present
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.protoje.com
- Image
- Ruhr Reggae Summer 2017 MH Protoje 12.jpg
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- social media followers
- 94023
- date of birth
- 1981-06-14
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- Protoje
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- Protoje, Diggy, Proto
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Seven Year Itch
- 8 Year Affair
- Ancient Future
- Recent career
- Discography
- Mixtapes
- Albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
Oje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981), popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter. Protoje first gained notice for a 2005 mixtape. In 2011, he released his debut album The Seven Year Itch. This was followed by The 8 Year Affair in 2013, Ancient Future in 2015, Royalty Free in 2016, A Matter of Time in 2018, In Search Of Lost Time in 2020 ''and Third Time's The Charm in 2022.
His albums In Search Of Lost Time and Third Time's The Charm both reached the top 10 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. Proteje received Grammy nominations for the albums A Matter of Time and Third Time's The Charm.