Sean Paul
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Sean Paul is a Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper born in 1973 who became one of the most commercially successful artists from the Caribbean music scene. He matters because his distinctive style and international hits helped bring dancehall music to mainstream global audiences.
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Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper. He released his first album, "Stage One", in 2000 and achieved international recognition with his second album, "Dutty Rock", in 2002. The album's single "Get Busy" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as did "Temperature" from his third album, "The Trinity" (2005). Paul is sometimes referred to by the nickname "Chanderpaul", derived from the similarity between his first two nam
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Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper, singer and songwriter. His first album, Stage One, was released in 2000. He gained international fame with his second album, Dutty Rock, in 2002. Its single "Get Busy" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, as did "Temperature", off his third album, The Trinity (2005).
Paul frequently invokes the nickname "Chanderpaul", originating from the similarity between his first two names and cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In the Vice documentary The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul, when asked "How did you become 'Sean Da Paul'", Paul recalls how others would call him Chan-der-paul, and the name stuck. He then started saying it in shows and recordings.
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