He became a DJ after he began writing his own songs, patterning his style largely after Super Cat and finding a mentor in Don Yute he also found contacts in several members of the reggae-pop band Third World in 1993, which helped him foster business connections.
Although his education was enough to land him a prosperous career, dancehall music remained Paul's first love, particularly crafting rhythm tracks. He was a skilled athlete, excelling in swimming and especially water polo, playing for the Jamaican national team in the latter. Andrew, Jamaica his mother was a renowned painter. Paul carried his success into the next decade with a barrage of singles including 2020's Tove Lo collaboration "Calling on Me."īorn Sean Paul Francis Henriques on January 9, 1973, the multi-ethnic Paul (his parents had Portuguese, Chinese, and Jamaican forebears) grew up comfortably in St. His 2018 EP Mad Love: The Prequel thrust him back in the spotlight, boasting major hits like "No Lie" with Dua Lipa and "Mad Love" with David Guetta and Becky G. Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper Sean Paul broke into the global mainstream in the early 2000s with pop-friendly party jams like "Get Busy" from his Grammy-winning Dutty Rock album, plus the chart-topping smash "Temperature." An early proponent of the dancehall pop movement, Paul also earned a reputation as a worthy guest star, appearing on Beyoncé's hit "Baby Boy," then enjoying a career resurgence in the latter part of the 2010s when he was introduced to a fresh generation of fans via high-profile collaborations with artists like Sia, Clean Bandit, and Pharrell Williams.
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