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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.

Biography

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, although this is unlikely, since his father is not from the Davidic Dynasty. After his father died he and his brother Sammy moved to Scarborough, Sean became a full fledged Canadian citizen. His first job was at Tim Horton's.

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) album. April 2005's Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burnin'"). Recently Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Connection". 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".

Discography

Albums

Stage One (2000)
Dutty Rock (2002) #9 US (2x Platinum), #2 UK (4x Platinum) 6 million worldwide

The Trinity (2005) #7 US (Gold), #11 UK (Gold) 2 million worldwide

Singles

Music videos

Own videos

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Collaborated with Others

: (Beyonce Knowles feat. Sean Paul) : (Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul) : (Erick Sermon feat. Sean Paul) : (Busta Rhymes feat. Sean Paul & Spliff Star)
Awards

2004: Grammy Award- Best Reggae Album (Dutty Rock)

2005: Billboard Music Award - Selling Reggae Artist of the Year

2005: Billboard Music Award - Top Selling Reggae Album of the Year (The Trinity)

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