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Smiley Culture
Sign in to saveEnglish singer (1963–2011)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1963
- Active to
- 2011
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Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,073
- Total plays
- 42,324
Tags
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Smiley Culture (real name David Emmanuel) was a British reggae singer and DJ. Although his period of fame and success was brief, he did produce two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s. Emmanuel, born and raised in South London, is the son of a Jamaican father and South American mother. He was educated at Tulse Hill School. Prior to his recording career he worked as a DJ with the Saxon Studio International reggae soundsystem <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Smiley+Cul
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- South London
- Place of death
- Warlingham
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2011-03-15
- date of birth
- 1963-02-10
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- stab wound
- pseudonym
- Smiley Culture
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