Profile of Sean Paul on Famous Like Me

This "Sean Paul" is not to be confused with the Atlanta rapper of the same name from The Youngbloodz.

Sean Paul (real name Sean Paul Henriques, born January 8, 1973) is a Jamaican Dancehall singer of Portuguese, Chinese Filipino and African lineage.

Biography

In 1997, Paul recorded in combination with Spanner Banner on the Jamaican chart-topper, "Ladies Man", through the singer's Sweet Angel Productions. The hit resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a 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", which was followed by the more successful, "Infiltrate". The latter single joined the singer's combination hit in the Jamaican chart.

A new version of Paul's "Punkie" track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album. April 2005's Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burning"). Recently Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Touch My Body". 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.

He also plays water polo for Jamaica.

Discography

Albums

• Stage One (2000)
• Dutty Rock (2002) #9 US (2x Platinum), #2 UK
• The Trinity (2005) #7 US, #11 UK

Singles

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