Sean Paul

He married his longtime girlfriend Jodi Stewart, a television personality in 2012.

He is the son of Garth and Frances, both of whom were accomplished athletes; his mother is also a famous painter. He comes from a multi-ethnical family and was raised Catholic.

Many members of his extended family are swimmers and Sean himself being one. As a teenager he also used to play for the national water polo team.

He was a good student and had the fortune of attending several well-established educational institutes. He went to the Wolmers High School for Boys before going to the Hillel Academy High School.

After school, he enrolled at the Jamaica’s College of Arts, Science, and Technology from where he earned a degree in hotel management.

A music lover from an early age, he chose to pursue a career in music despite his brilliant academic and athletic records. He began rapping at local parties and bars where he got noticed by the producer Jeremy Harding who was impressed with the youngster’s talent.

Harding became Sean’s manager once the singer began getting more popular. He released his debut album ‘Stage One’ in 2000 which was well-received by the audiences.

His second album ‘Dutty Rock’ was out in 2002. It featured the singles ‘Gimme the Light’ and ‘Get Busy’ which also topped the Billboard Hot 100. The same year he contributed vocals to Beyonce’s single ‘Baby Boy’.

In 2005 he released his third album, ‘The Trinity’ which peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums. The album featured the songs ‘We Be Burnin’, “Ever Blazin’, and ‘Temperature’, all of which were big hits. The video of ‘Give It Up to Me’ also appeared in the movie ‘Step Up’ in 2006.

He performed at the opening of the Cricket World Cup 2007 in Jamaica and made an appearance on the game Def Jam: Fight for NY and the game’s sequel Def Jam: Icon.

His album ‘Dutty Rock’ was the one that launched his career and popularized him as a reggae star. The album produced two No. 1 singles and became an international phenomenon with worldwide sales of over 6 million copies.

The album ‘The Trinity’ features the smash hit ‘Temperature’ and reached the top ten position in several countries including Italy, Canada, France and Austria. The album was accredited platinum in Europe.