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Orville was born in Kingston Jamaica
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The Vietnam War that had been going on since 1959, ended.
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Orville Richard Burrell and his family move to the flatbush area of New York at the age of 18.
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Orville begins to take singing lessons in Brooklyn New York
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While singing on the streets of Brooklyn with a group of friends he is discovered
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In 1988 Orvile enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving durring the Persian Gulf War. Here he honed in on his singing voice and came up with the inspiration for his song "Boombastic"
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The Persian Gulf War begins, which means Shaggy must go to war
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In 1995, Shaggy released his first hit single, "Boombastic"
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In 1996 Shaggys album "Boombastic" was nominated and won best Raggae album of the year.
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Shaggys album Boombastic goes platinum
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Shaggy released the hit song "It wasn't me" from his album "Hot Shot" as a single.
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In 2000 released his album "Hot Shot" whcih contained the songs "Angel" and "It wasn't me"