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| birth_name = Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Dancehall]]<ref>{{Cite web|website=3oceansvibe.com|title=40 Best Dancehall Artists In The History Of Jamaican Dancehall {{!}} 3Oceansvibe.com|url=https://3oceansvibe.com/40-best-dancehall-artists-in-the-history-of-jamaican-dancehall/|access-date=2020-09-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402032551/https://3oceansvibe.com/40-best-dancehall-artists-in-the-history-of-jamaican-dancehall/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|[[reggae]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Dancehall Reggae Artists|url=https://www.thetoptens.com/dancehall-reggae-artists/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Thetoptens.com}}</ref>|[[hip-hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="hotnewhiphop">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/seanpaul|title=Sean Paul - Hot New Hip Hop|date=27 April 2017 |publisher=[[HotNewHipHop]]|accessdate=31 May 2023|quote=Some artists cannot be classified by one specific genre, and Sean Paul is one of them. The Grammy Award-winning Jamaican has the vocals of a reggae artist, but combines his voice with different beats – hip-hop, R&B, and so on – to create music that has brought him worldwide success.}}</ref>}}
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'''Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sean-paul-jihadi-death-threat-Sri-Lankan-singer-told-to-stay-away-from-maldives-new-years-eve-concert-9945478.html|title=Singer Sean Paul told to stay away from Maldives New Year's Eve concert|last=Buncombe|first=Andrew|date=26 December 2014|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2005 |title=Folha de S.Paulo - Música: Sean Paul transporta o dançante dancehall da Jamaica para o Brasil - 16/06/2005 |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq1606200511.htm |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> {{post-nominals|country=JAM|OD}} (born 9 January 1973)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020|publisher= [[United Press International]]|date= 9 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020|archive-date= 15 January 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|url-status=live|quote=… rapper Sean Paul in 1973 (age 47)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-17 |title=Sean Paul faz Olympia tremer com todo o peso de sua mistura de DanceHall e Hip-Hop! Confira no Surforeggae! |url=http://surforeggae.com/noticias.asp?ID=1109 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.surforeggae.com}}</ref> is a Jamaican [[dancehall]] rapper and singer. His first album, ''[[Stage One]]'', was released in 2000. He gained international fame with his second album, ''[[Dutty Rock]]'', in 2002. Its single "[[Get Busy]]" topped the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in the United States, as did "[[Temperature (song)|Temperature]]", off his third album, ''[[The Trinity (album)|The Trinity]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Hattie |date=23 September 2005 |title=Talk dutty to me |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/sep/24/popandrock2 |access-date=13 June 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-17 |title=Sean Paul se encanta por 'várias' brasileiras |url=https://virgula.me/famosos/sean-paul-se-encanta-por-varias-brasileiras/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406022517/https://virgula.me/famosos/sean-paul-se-encanta-por-varias-brasileiras/ |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Vírgula |language=pt-BR }}</ref>
Paul frequently invokes the nickname "Chanderpaul", originating from the similarity between his first two names and cricketer [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]. In the Vice documentary ''The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul'', when asked "How did you become 'Sean Da Paul'", Paul recalls how others would call him Chan-der-paul, and the name stuck. He then started saying it in shows and recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Vice |date=8 December 2022 |title=The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul |url=https://youtube.com/paQaF6lnHCM?si=Vcx76o46LTiDgS-O&t=1320 |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Vice}}</ref>
Most of his albums have been nominated for [[Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]], with ''Dutty Rock'' winning the award. Paul has been featured in many other singles, including chart-toppers "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]" by [[Beyoncé]], "[[Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)|Breathe]]" by [[Blu Cantrell]], "[[What About Us (The Saturdays song)|What About Us]]" by [[The Saturdays]], "[[Rockabye (song)|Rockabye]]" by [[Clean Bandit]], "[[Cheap Thrills (song)|Cheap Thrills]]" by [[Sia]], and "[[Fuego (DJ Snake, Sean Paul and Anitta song)|Fuego]]" by [[DJ Snake]]. "Cheap Thrills" and "Rockabye", along with Paul's own "[[No Lie (Sean Paul song)|No Lie]]" (2016), each have over 1 billion views on YouTube, with "Rockabye" having reached over 2.7 billion views.<ref>[https://worldmusicviews.com/dutty-rock-and-beyond-5-billion-reasons-why-sean-paul-is-the-king-of-dancehall/ Why Sean Paul Is the King of Dancehall] World Music Views. Retrieved August 2024</ref>
==Early life==
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] on 9 January 1973. His mother Frances, a painter,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/paul_sean/bio.jhtml|title=About Sean Paul |publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154416/http://www.mtv.com/artists/sean-paul/biography/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/seanpaul.htm |title=Sean Paul |website=Top40.about.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504005112/http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/seanpaul.htm |archive-date=4 May 2014}}</ref> is of [[English people|English]] and [[Chinese Jamaicans|Chinese Jamaican]] descent.<ref name="Inde1">His maternal grandfather was a Chinese Doctor. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080724/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html|date=12 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/813_sean_paul.htm |title=Sean Paul |website=Somethingjewish.co.uk |date=13 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aayushka |date=2021-09-07 |title=Musician Sean Paul Comes from Parents of Diverse Origins and Interests |url=https://hollywoodmask.com/p/sean-paul-parents-brother.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=hollywoodmask}}</ref> His Portuguese paternal great-grandfather's [[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] family emigrated from [[Portugal]] to Jamaica in the 17th century.<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag">{{cite magazine |last1=Dixit |first1=Iva |title=Sean Paul Is Still Busy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/magazine/sean-paul.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |date=16 August 2023}}</ref> Paul’s father also has [[Afro-Jamaicans#Afro-European|Afro-European]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-309597.html|title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking|newspaper=The Independent|date=19 August 2012}}</ref> Paul's father, Garth Henriques, was believed to be descended from Portuguese horse thieves who were fleeing from bounty hunters in a ship that sank in Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gal |first=Ruda |date=3 August 2002 |orig-date=21 May 2000 |title=Sean Paul Biography 2000 |url=http://www.rudegal.com/seanbio.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803000339/http://www.rudegal.com/seanbio.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2002 |access-date=15 June 2024 }}</ref>
Paul was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], although he also attended the Jewish private school Hillel Academy in Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-309597.html |title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking|website=Independent.co.uk|date=19 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3415733,00.html |title=A Yiddisher Rasta man |website=Ynet.co.il |date=5 April 2009}}</ref> Several members of his family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national [[water polo]] team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2014 |title=Sean Paul |publisher=History's Greatest |url=https://historygreatest.com/sean-paul |access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean Paul: Swimming has fuelled my success |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/sean-paul-swimming-fuelled-success-1322967.html |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=www.femalefirst.co.uk|date=29 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=BBC - Sean Paul: I was nearly an Olympic swimmer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2ztzlgcHZ2pmmdhn81LP0KG/sean-paul-i-was-nearly-an-olympic-swimmer |access-date=15 June 2024 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> His father also played [[water polo]] for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-distance swimming, while Paul's mother was a butterfly swimmer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2005 |title=Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080724/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/sean-paul-uptown-top-ranking-505087.html |archive-date=September 12, 2009 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=The Independent}}</ref> When Paul was 15, his father was arrested on charges of [[manslaughter]] and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he was released for good behavior when Paul was 19.<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag"/><ref name=":0" />
Paul played for the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21, when he gave up the sport in order to launch his musical career.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2ztzlgcHZ2pmmdhn81LP0KG/sean-paul-i-was-nearly-an-olympic-swimmer|title=Sean Paul: I was nearly an Olympic swimmer|publisher=BBC|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> He attended [[Wolmer's Schools|Wolmer's Boys' School]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=29 May 2022 |title=Sean Paul: 'A new generation are making dancehall their own' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/29/sean-paul-interview-new-generation-dancehall-scorcha-jamaica-republic |access-date=30 May 2022 |website=[[The Observer]]}}</ref> and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the [[University of Technology, Jamaica|University of Technology]], where he was trained in commerce with an aim of pursuing an occupation in swimming.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} In 1992, Paul worked as a [[bank teller]] and enrolled in a hotel-management program, learning the basics of French cuisine.<ref name="Still Busy NYT mag"/>
==Career==
===1994–2000: Early beginnings and rise to fame===
In 1994, Paul appeared in Carrot Jetter's music video "Nice Time".<ref>{{Cite web|via=[[YouTube]]|title=CarroT JarretT feat SeaN PauL NicE TimE |date=2 April 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wV-iX9VYfU |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2011 |title=Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Carrot Jarrett x Sean Paul's "Nice Time" (+ Video Mix) |url=https://www.largeup.com/2011/08/25/throwback-thursdays-dj-autograph-on-carrot-jarrett-x-sean-pauls-nice-time-video-mix/ |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Largeup.com}}</ref>
Zachary Harding told his brother, Jeremy, about a singer that he had heard perform live at a small [[open mic]] event in Kingston, who sounded a lot like [[dancehall]] deejay and [[Toasting (Jamaican music)|toaster]] [[Super Cat]].<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JHarding.html |title=Interview with Jeremy Harding |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=4 September 2003 |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> Jeremy eventually met the singer when Paul came by his studio to ask for some advice. During the meeting, Paul recorded a vocal over Harding's rhythm track and in the process created the song "Baby Girl".<ref name="hitquarters" /> Jeremy subsequently became Paul's manager and producer.
Paul began hanging out at the studio every day, and the pair collaborated on several more tracks. When they recorded "Infiltrate" they decided they had something good enough to get on the radio. As Paul started to attract local attention,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-11-11 |title=Beingee's Negril Jamaica Today November 11th, 1999 Page #4 |url=https://realnegril.com/beingees/nc111199.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118195956/https://realnegril.com/beingees/nc111199.htm |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Realnegril.com |page=4 }}</ref> Harding began looking after his affairs. He later told [[HitQuarters]] that his support of Paul's fledgling career initially led him assuming the roles of "DJ, manager, road manager, and security-guard".<ref name="hitquarters" />
In 1997, Paul collaborated with singer [[Spanner Banner]] on the song "Ladies Man".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39sPKeJBmy8 |title=Sean Paul ft. Spanner Banner - Ladies Man |date=14 October 2011 |last=NWA788 |access-date=15 June 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Paul made a cameo appearance in the 1998 film ''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]'' on stage performing. He made a successful collaboration with [[DMX]] and [[Mr. Vegas]], "Top Shotter", to the [[Belly (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the film.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158493/characters/nm1391062 |title=Belly (1998) - IMDb |access-date=2024-06-15 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Jhonatan |date=2019-06-05 |title=Como Hype Williams fez de "Belly" um dos filmes mais importantes para o hip-hop |url=https://raplogia.com.br/como-hype-williams-fez-de-belly-um-dos-filmes-mais-importantes-para-o-hip-hop/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Raplogia |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
In 2000, Paul released his debut album, ''[[Stage One]]'' with [[VP Records]]. In the same year, Paul collaborated with Canadian rapper [[Kardinal Offishall]] and singer [[Jully Black|July Black]] on the song "[[Money Jane]]" from Offishall's album ''[[Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1|Quest for Fire: Firestater, Vol. 1]]''.
===2001–2015: Atlantic Records deal and international success===
[[File:SeanPaul2005.jpg|thumb|left|Paul performing in 2005]]
In 2001, Paul continued his work with manager and producer Jeremy Harding, Paul released a single "[[Gimme the Light]]" after writing and recording his lyrics to the "Buzz" [[riddim]], the single turned out to be a nationwide success in Jamaica and eventually became a worldwide smash hit in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-09-29 |title=Chicago Reggae |url=http://chicagoreggae.com/design.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021010183619/http://chicagoreggae.com/design.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2002-10-10 |access-date=2024-06-15 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-11-12 |title=DANCEHALL REGGAE MUSIC AT RUDEGAL.COM |url=http://www.rudegal.com/DuttyRockcon.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021112150551/http://www.rudegal.com/DuttyRockcon.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-11-12 |access-date=2024-06-15 }}</ref> ultimately reaching number 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], the early crossover momentum of the single would help Paul secure a record deal with [[Atlantic Records]] in a joint venture deal with his label [[VP Records]], the single would then appear on his second studio album, ''[[Dutty Rock]]'' which was released in November 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-08-15 |title= |url=http://www.rudegal.com/FDYMar2002.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020815093251/http://www.rudegal.com/FDYMar2002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-08-15 |access-date=2024-06-15 }}</ref> All of its latter hit singles would also receive heavy airplay and rotation on [[MTV]] and [[BET]].
In early 2003, the second single "[[Get Busy]]" was released and would end up topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 months later, making it Paul's first number-one hit, it was also the first ever dancehall song to top the chart. ''Dutty Rock'' became a worldwide commercial success, peaking in the top ten on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], was certified double-platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) and eventually selling over six million copies worldwide. ''Dutty Rock'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]] at the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2004. "Get Busy" was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance|Best Male Rap Solo Performance]] in that year. Simultaneously, Paul was featured on [[Beyoncé]]'s U.S. number-one hit song "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]" and [[Blu Cantrell]]'s "[[Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)|Breathe]]",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=This is what happened to Blu Cantrell after she 'disappeared' following her rapid rise to fame |url=https://www.unilad.com/music/blu-cantrell-hit-em-up-style-what-happened-636014-20230316 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Unilad.com|language=en}}</ref> although didn't perform well in the United States but was a massive hit in Europe. Both helped to push his reputation further still in the United States. This album not only further popularized [[dancehall]] music in the 2000s, but also helped developed and popularized the genre of [[dancehall pop]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/06/12/is-dancehall-going-to-be-mainstream-again|title=Is Dancehall Going To Be Mainstream Again?|website=Thefader.com|language=en|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> a musical fusion between the rhythmic styles and melodies of dancehall and [[pop music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/dancehall-music-mainstream-pop/|title=Dancehall: How A Reggae Revolution Infiltrated Mainstream Pop|last=Mint|first=Reggie|date=30 July 2019|website=Udiscovermusic.com|language=en-US|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
Paul's third album ''[[The Trinity (album)|The Trinity]]'' was released on 27 September 2005. The album debuted at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, breaking records with its first-week sales for a reggae/dancehall artist, eventually going Platinum in the United States and selling 4 million copies worldwide. The album produced five big hits, "[[We Be Burnin']]", [[Ever Blazin']]", "[[(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me]]" (featuring [[Keyshia Cole]]), "Never Gonna Be the Same", and the U.S. chart-topping smash hit "[[Temperature (song)|Temperature]]", making it his third number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with "Temperature" becoming one of his signature hits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-12 |title=Ready to BLAZE |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2011/07/12/ready-to-blaze/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201222457/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2011/07/12/ready-to-blaze/ |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Jamaica Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The video of "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me" was featured in the film ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' in 2006. He was nominated for four awards at the [[2006 Billboard Music Awards|2006 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], including [[Billboard Music Award for Top Male Artist|Male Artist of the Year]], [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist|Rap Artist of the Year]], [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song|Hot 100 Single of the Year]], and Pop 100 Single of the Year for "Temperature".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp|title=Billboard Music Awards - Music Awards Shows - Music Awards News|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=10 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410090431/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-date=10 April 2006}}</ref> He also won an [[American Music Awards|American Music Award]] for "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me", beating [[Kanye West]] and [[Nick Lachey]], who were also nominated for the award. "Send It On" from ''The Trinity'' featured on the 2005 Vauxhall [[Opel Corsa|Corsa]] advert. Paul often contributes his songs to various ''[[Riddim Driven (series)|Riddim Driven]]'' albums by VP Records. In March 2007, he returned to Jamaica to perform at the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] opening ceremony.
Paul appears in the video game ''[[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]'' as part of [[Snoop Dogg]]'s crew and again in the game's sequel, ''[[Def Jam: Icon]]''.
[[File:Seanpaul01.jpg|alt=|thumb|Paul in 2007]]
Paul's fourth album ''[[Imperial Blaze]]'' was released on 18 August 2009. The lead single, "[[So Fine (Sean Paul song)|So Fine]]", which was produced by [[Di Genius|Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor]], premiered on Paul's website on 25 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allseanpaul.com/blog/its-here-world-premiere-sean-pauls-new-single-so-fine/ |title=New Music: Sean Paul – 'So Fine' |publisher=All Sean Paul |date=25 April 2009 |access-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604202601/http://www.allseanpaul.com/blog/its-here-world-premiere-sean-pauls-new-single-so-fine/ |archive-date=4 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/04/25/new-music-sean-paul-so-fine/ |title=New Music: Sean Paul – 'So Fine' |website=Rap-Up.com |date=25 April 2009 |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref>
The album consists of 20 tracks including "So Fine", "[[Press It Up]]", "She Want Me", and "Private Party", which are party tracks, and also love songs such as "[[Hold My Hand (Sean Paul song)|Hold My Hand]]" (featuring [[Keri Hilson]]), "Lately", and "Now That I've Got Your Love", among others. Producers on the album include Don Corleone, Jeremy Harding, and Paul's brother Jason "Jigzagula" Henriques.<ref name="bluesandsoul.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/437/shhhh_its_sean_paul/ |title=Sean Paul: Danceul star |website=Bluesandsoul.com |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref> All the songs of the album were added to Paul's [[Myspace]] page on the day of release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/seanpaul |title=Sean Paul's MySpace |website=Myspace.com|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>
The album spawned eight music videos: "Always On My Mind" with [[Da'Ville]], "[[Give It to You (Eve song)|Give It to You]]" with [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], "Watch Dem Roll", "Back It Up" with Leftside, "[[Push It Baby]]" with [[Pretty Ricky]], "Hit 'Em" with Fahrenheit and his brother Jason "Jigzagula" Henriques, "[[Come Over (Estelle song)|Come Over]]" with [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ttgapers.com/News/2009/8/16/sean-paul-set-to-launch-imperial-blaze-in-style/ |title=Sean Paul set to launch Imperial Blaze in style |website=Ttgapers.com |access-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112400/http://www.ttgapers.com/News/2009/8/16/sean-paul-set-to-launch-imperial-blaze-in-style/ |archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> and also the video of his first single, "So Fine".
Paul appeared in [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]]'s video, "Save a Life", which also includes appearances from [[Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man]] and Da'Ville, among others. In an effort to raise money for a children's hospital, Shaggy, Paul, and others had a benefit concert. All proceeds went towards getting new equipment and technology 'For Aid to the Bustamante Hospital for Children'. During the premiere for [[M-Net]]'s [[Big Brother Africa (season 5)|''Big Brother Africa: All-Stars'']] on 18 July 2010, he performed his songs "Temperature", "Hold My Hand", and "So Fine".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelot |first=Pablo |date=2010-07-15 |title=Le chanteur Sean Paul ouvrira la saison de Big Brother Africa All-Stars - L'Encre Noir |url=https://lencrenoir.com/sean-paul-ouvrira-la-saison-de-big-brother-africa-all-stars/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=lencrenoir.com |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
Paul's fifth album ''[[Tomahawk Technique]]'' was released on 24 January 2012. The first single, "[[Got 2 Luv U]]", features vocals from American singer [[Alexis Jordan]]. The song was written by Paul, [[Ryan Tedder]], and [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]], who also produced the song.<ref>{{cite web|title=ACE Title Search – GOT 2 LUV YA |url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=883201673&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 |publisher=[[ASCAP]] |access-date=8 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chapman|first=Alex|title=Sean Paul Releases 'Got 2 Love U' Single, Taps Akon for New Album|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/469149/sean-paul-releases-got-2-love-u-single-taps-akon-for-new-album|magazine=Billboatd|access-date=8 August 2011|date=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydancehallmadness.com/2011/12/sean-paul-tomahawk-technique-album.html |title=| Tomahawk Technique Album Cover & Tracklist Sean Paul | Dancehall Madness |website=Mydancehallmadness.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=25 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825200804/http://www.mydancehallmadness.com/2011/12/sean-paul-tomahawk-technique-album.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
"[[She Doesn't Mind]]" is the second single from the album. It was written by Paul, [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]], and [[Benny Blanco]] and was also produced by Shellback and Blanco. It was released on 29 September 2011 on [[NRJ]] and [[Skyrock (radio station)|Skyrock]] (French radios), and to [[iTunes]] on 31 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/she-doesnt-mind-single/473544652?ign-mpt=uo%3D1&v0=9988 |title=iTunes – Music – She Doesn't Mind – Single by Sean Paul |website=[[iTunes]] |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> Like its predecessor, "Got 2 Luv U", it topped the charts in Switzerland, but it debuted at that spot. Paul appeared on the ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' episode, which aired on 21 November 2011.
''[[Tomahawk Technique]]'' was released on 18 September 2012 in the U.S. The album was nominated for the Best Reggae Album at the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards]].
In 2011, Paul released his first [[riddim]] called "Blaze Fia Riddim" under Dutty Rock Productions, his own label.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riddims|url=https://www.duttyrockproductions.com/riddims/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Duttyrockproductions.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2012, Paul was asked to team up with [[Congorock]] and Stereo Massive to feature vocals on their song "Bless Di Nation".
[[File:Sean-Paul 2012-06-16 photo-by-Adam-Bielawski.jpg|alt=|thumb|Paul in June 2012]]
During 2013, Paul worked on his sixth studio album ''[[Full Frequency]]'', which was released on 18 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/11/06/new-music-sean-paul-f-iggy-azalea-wickedest-style/ |title=New Music: Sean Paul f/ Iggy Azalea – 'Wickedest Style' |website=Rap-Up.com |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> The first single on the album, "Other Side of Love", was released to iTunes on 10 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/other-side-of-love-single/656983692 |title=iTunes - Music - Other Side of Love - Single by Sean Paul |website=[[iTunes]] |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.24687/title.Sean+Paul-Other+Side+Of+Love |title=Sean Paul - Other Side Of Love | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011 |website=Hiphopdx.com|date=12 June 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> The second single, "[[Entertainment 2.0]]", which features [[2 Chainz]] and [[Juicy J]], was released on 25 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/entertainment-feat.-juicy/id660127099 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061742/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/entertainment-feat.-juicy/id660127099 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2013 |title=iTunes Store |website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> Paul released the official remix to the song on 3 September 2013 with an additional feature from [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mypinkfriday.com/news/171793 |title=Sean Paul — Entertainment (Remix) ft. Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, & 2 Chainz : Nicki Minaj |website=Mypinkfriday.com |date=22 August 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227052954/http://www.mypinkfriday.com/news/171793 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[Turn It Up (Sean Paul song)|Turn It Up]]" was released as a single in the UK on 20 October 2013. It was to be released in Germany on 22 November 2013. "[[Want Dem All]]" was released as a single in the U.S. on 5 November 2013. The album features guest appearances from [[Damian Marley]], [[Iggy Azalea]], [[Brick & Lace]], [[Konshens]], Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Juicy J. Also in 2013, Paul was featured on the single "[[What About Us (The Saturdays song)|What About Us]]" by British girl group [[The Saturdays]]. The single went straight to the top of the [[Official Charts|Official UK Charts]] with over 100,000 sales in its first week, becoming the fastest selling single of the year at the time of release.
In January 2014, Paul was the main international artist at Fiestas Palmares 2014 in Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concierto Imperial Palmares 2014 con Sean Paul|website=Adondeirhoy.com|date=30 December 2013|url=http://adondeirhoy.com/fiestas-y-eventos-en-costa-rica/palmares/sean-paul-en-palmares-2014}}</ref> Also in 2014, Paul was featured on the official English-language version of long-running Latin American chart-topper "[[Bailando (Enrique Iglesias song)|Bailando]]" by [[Enrique Iglesias]] featuring [[Gente de Zona]] and [[Descemer Bueno]]. The video for the English version was shot concurrently with the video for the Spanish version in [[Santo Domingo]] in the [[Dominican Republic]]. The English version reached top 10 status in the United States and topping the charts of several other countries.
Paul appeared on the EP ''[[Apocalypse Soon]]'' by electronic music group [[Major Lazer]], on the track "[[Come On to Me (Major Lazer song)|Come On to Me]]", which was released as the second single from the album, after "[[Aerosol Can]]", a collaboration with [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/03/07/pharrell-sean-paul-more-appear-on-major-lazers-apocalypse-soon/|title=Pharrell, Sean Paul & More Appear On Major Lazer's "Apocalypse Soon"|publisher=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]| date=7 March 2014 |access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> He also collaborated with Nigerian singer [[Timaya]] on a remix of his song "Bum Bum". An accompanying video, directed by Shutah Films, was released online on 11 April.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://hiphopsouth.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/timaya-bum-bum-rmx-f-sean-paul-video/|title=Timaya – Bum Bum (rmx) f. Sean Paul (Video)|publisher=HiphopSouth| date=11 April 2014 |access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> On 6 July 2015, Paul released the music video for his song "Take It Low" on the album ''Full Frequency''.
=== 2016–2018: New label and commercial resurgence ===
Paul had already become an independent artist after parting ways with Atlantic Records in September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATLANTIC RECORDS DROP SEAN PAUL – JamaicanmateyangroupiePinkwall |url=https://jamaicanmateyangroupie.com/atlantic-records-drop-sean-paul/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Jamaicanmateyangroupie.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Patricia | last=Meschino | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6312294/sean-paul-atlantic-to-independent | title=After Atlantic: An Independent Sean Paul Moves Forward |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=11 November 2014 | access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref> Under new management of Jules Dougall of Dougall Group and Steve "Urchin" Wilson, Paul enjoyed a commercial resurgence in his career throughout 2016 after being featured on Australian singer [[Sia]]'s remix version of her song "[[Cheap Thrills (song)|Cheap Thrills]]", it topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making it Paul's first number-one hit on the chart since 2006. The song was also a global success, reaching number one in more than 15 other countries. It reportedly ended up becoming the most [[Shazam (music app)|Shazam]]ed song of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sia's 'Cheap Thrills' is the most Shazamed song of 2016 |url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/Sia/view/162323/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Pressparty.com |language=en}}</ref>
Following this resurgence, Paul signed a new record deal with [[Island Records]] in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Korney |first=Stephanie |date=2016-09-07 |title=Sean Paul Signs with Island Records |url=http://jamaicans.com/sean-paul-signs-island-records/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Jamaicans.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In October 2016, British electronic group [[Clean Bandit]] released the song "[[Rockabye (song)|Rockabye]]", which features vocals from Paul and [[Anne-Marie]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a811727/clean-bandit-new-song-2016-sean-paul-rockabye/|title=Clean Bandit team up with Sean Paul and Anne-Marie for bouncy new single 'Rockabye'|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=21 October 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref> It peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, spent nine consecutive weeks at number 1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], and gained the coveted [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|Christmas number 1]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38407566|title=Clean Bandit land Christmas number one with Rockabye|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=23 December 2016|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> The song was a massive global hit in 2017, reaching number 1 in 18 other countries.
In November 2016, Paul cited [[Toots and the Maytals]] as inspiration when it comes to his own personal career longevity by saying, "I've seen some great people in my industry, you know, people like [[Toots Hibbert|Toots]]... He's up there in years and he's doing it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAXhwLm3d60|title=Sean Paul On Eating Pum Pum, Being Jamaican, Other Artist Releasing Caribbean Music + New Music|date=21 November 2016|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
On 18 November 2016, he released a new single "[[No Lie (Sean Paul song)|No Lie]]" (featuring [[Dua Lipa]]), which served as the lead single from his EP ''[[Mad Love the Prequel]]'', which would be released in 2018, making it his first project release with Island Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-dua-lipas-new-song-sean-paul-1862580|title=Listen to Sean Paul's new song with Dua Lipa 'No Lie' - NME|date=18 November 2016|work=nme.com|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> The song would eventually become a global phenomenon over the following six years after its release, it became a top-ten hit in 10 different countries and would end up becoming his most streamed song across streaming platforms, the music video, directed by [[Tim Nackashi]], also surpassed 1 billion views on [[YouTube]] in April 2022, making it his most popular music video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanislandz.com/2022/04/21/sean-paul-dua-lipas-no-lie-surpasses-1-billion-views-on-youtube/|title=Sean Paul, Dua Lipa's "No Lie" Surpasses 1 Billion Views On YouTube|first=Soje|last=Leslie|date=21 April 2022|website=Urbanislandz.com}}</ref>
One of the few other singles off the EP, "[[Mad Love (Sean Paul and David Guetta song)|Mad Love]]", a collaboration with [[David Guetta]], which features singer [[Becky G]], would also make a global impact on the charts, peaking within the top 50 in multiple continents.
In 2018, Paul featured in a bilingual remix of [[CNCO]]'s song "[[Hey DJ (CNCO song)|Hey DJ]]", alongside American singer-songwriter [[Meghan Trainor]], which was released on November 9, 2018, by [[Sony Music Latin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4hZ4j4oiwuIwIUcRB3xUJn|title = Hey DJ (Remix)| website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/hey-dj-remix-single/1440805538|title=Hey DJ (Remix) - Single de CNCO, Meghan Trainor & Sean Paul no Apple Music|date=9 November 2018|via=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
===2019–present: Crossover to Latin music market and latest projects===
In March 2019, Paul collaborated with Colombian singer [[J Balvin]] on a [[Multilingualism|bilingual]] song called "Contra La Pared",<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/j-balvin-sean-paul-drop-bilingual-song-contra-la-pared-listen-8502613/|title=J Balvin & Sean Paul Drop Bilingual Song 'Contra La Pared': Listen|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|magazine=Billboard|date=14 March 2019}}</ref> the song peaked within the top 15 of the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart, making it his seventh entry on the chart. It was also a major hit in Spain, peaking in the top 10 on the nation's chart and was a top 30 hit in both Colombia and Argentina.
Paul had suggested that Jamaican musicians making use of "hardcore [[patois]]", a mixture of English with several languages spoken in Jamaica, create a [[language barrier]] that prevents them from becoming successful in the United States and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48717846|title=Sean Paul: 'Language barrier' a problem for Jamaican stars|last=Wilson|first=Cherry|date=3 July 2019|website=Bbc.com|access-date=3 July 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>
It was announced that he would receive the [[Order of Distinction]] (OD) from the Jamaican government on 21 October 2019, "for contribution to the global popularity and promotion of [[reggae]] music".<ref name="Cunningham" />
In August 2019, Paul was nominated alongside [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[DJ Snake]], and [[Snow (musician)|Snow]] for the Favorite Crossover Artist category at the [[Latin American Music Awards of 2019|2019 Latin American Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8528783/latin-amas-2019-nominations-list|title=Latin American Music Awards 2019: See the Complete List of Nominees|magazine=Billboard|date=4 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref>
In March 2021, Paul released his seventh studio album called ''[[Live n Livin]]'' under his own label Dutty Rock Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-13|title=Sean Paul returns with new album 'Live N Livin'|url=https://www.duttyrockproductions.com/2021/03/12/sean-paul-live-n-livin/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Duttyrockproductions.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
Paul collaborated with fellow Jamaican artists [[Spice (musician)|Spice]] and [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] for a dancehall single called "Go Down Deh". They performed the song live on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', and ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]''. The song was massively well-received worldwide on the internet and was named the "dancehall track of the year" for 2021 by [[NPR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2022/07/18/news/spice-shaggy-sean-pauls-go-down-deh-hits-100-million-on-youtube.html|title=Spice, Shaggy & Sean Paul's 'Go Down Deh' Hits 100 Million On YouTube|first=Dani|last=Mallick|website=Dancehallmag.com|date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
In May 2022, Paul released his eighth studio album ''[[Scorcha]]'' through Island Records.
In September 2022, Paul appeared in season 22 of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' as [[Gwen Stefani]]'s coach advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2022/08/17/news/sean-paul-to-appear-on-nbc-the-voice-as-gwen-stefanis-battle-advisor.html|title=Sean Paul To Appear On NBC 'The Voice' As Gwen Stefani's 'Battle Advisor'|first=Dani|last=Mallick|website=Dancehallmag.com|date=17 August 2022}}</ref>
In April 2023, Paul collaborated on another bilingual song called "Niña Bonita" with Colombian singer [[Feid]], the single peaked within the top 50 of the [[Hot Latin Songs]] making it his ninth entry on the chart, it has also become a top-10 hit in both [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] and a top-20 hit in [[Peru]], [[Spain]] and [[Chile]].
In October 2023, Paul received a nomination for Crossover Artist of the Year at the [[2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards|2023 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20231007/sean-paul-shines-billboard-latin-music-awards-red-carpet|title=Sean Paul shines on Billboard Latin Music Awards red carpet|date=7 October 2023|website=Jamaica-gleaner.com}}</ref>
==Business ventures==
In 2011, Paul established his own record label, Dutty Rock Productions, along with his production team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.duttyrockproductions.com/about-us/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Duttyrockproductions.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, Paul signed Jamaican artist Chi Ching Ching to the label, making it the label's first signing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=reggaeville |title=Chi Ching Ching signs to Sean Paul's Dutty Rock Label |url=https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/sean-paul/news/view/chi-ching-ching-signs-to-sean-pauls-dutty-rock-label/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Reggaeville.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, in promotion of his eighth studio album ''[[Scorcha]]'', he released his own brand of [[Jamaican patty|Jamaican patties]] called the "Scorcha Patty" along with its [[hot sauce]] in partnership with a United Kingdom-based Jamaican restaurant called Port Royal, which was made available for a limited time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://izzso.com/sean-paul-releases-scorcha-jamaican-patties-and-hot-sauce/|title=Sean Paul releases "Scorcha" Jamaican patties and hot sauce - IzzSo - News travels fast !!|website=Izzso.com|date=5 June 2022 }}</ref>
==Philanthropy==
In 2016, Paul donated $1 million [[Jamaican dollar|JMD]] toward [[Bustamante Hospital for Children]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/sean-paul-donates-jmd-1-mil-to-shaggys-children-charity/|title=Sean Paul donates JMD $1 mil to Shaggy's children charity|website=Caribbeannationalweekly.com|date=11 January 2016}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Paul founded the "Sean Paul Foundation" in 2020, aiding less-fortunate communities in Jamaica with donations of groceries to poor families and distribution of [[tablet computer]]s to primary schools for students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duttyrockproductions.com/the-sean-paul-foundation/|title=The Sean Paul Foundation|website=Duttyrockproductions.com}}</ref>
==Activism==
Paul has spoken out about [[climate change]]. In 2015, he attended the [[United Nations Climate Change conference]], expressing concerns over pollution, the [[coastal erosion]]s of beaches in Jamaica and has said that athletes in the country are having to "run in smog".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-12-10 |title=Grammy winner Sean Paul 'going more and more green' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/COP21-Paris-Climate-Conference-Grammy-winner-Sean-Paul-%E2%80%98going-more-and-more-green%E2%80%99/article60273654.ece |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/sean-paul-on-climate-change-from-beach-cleans-to-coral-reef-restoration-12616705|title=Sean Paul on climate change - from beach cleans to coral reef restoration|website=Sky News}}</ref> He has advocated for waste reduction, solar power and the use of [[electric car]]s. He collaborated with [[Paul McCartney]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Colbie Caillat]], and various other artists on a single called "Love Song to the Earth" to spread awareness about climate change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Deena Zaru, Alex |date=2015-12-11 |title=Sean Paul and Natasha Bedingfield get political on climate change {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/11/politics/sean-paul-natasha-bedingfield-toby-gad-climate-change/index.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Cnn.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Paul was named an ambassador for climate change in the [[Caribbean]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=V. |date=2018-09-07 |title=Sean Paul and Usain Bolt Name Climate Change Ambassadors For The Caribbean |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2018/09/07/sean-paul-and-usain-bolt-name-climate-change-ambassadors-for-the-caribbean/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Urbanislandz.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Paul stated in his efforts to help combat climate change; "I have made the move to make my whole house solar powered. From the water to all the lights, and it runs my studio as well".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2022/05/31/news/sean-paul-continues-climate-change-awareness-advocacy.html|title=Sean Paul Continues Climate Change Awareness Advocacy|first=Claudia|last=Gardner|website=Dancehallmag.com|date=31 May 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life==
As a teenager he dated Nicole Wynter, who died from a brain tumor at age 17.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=Dave |last2=Simpson |first2=As told to Dave |date=2021-03-11 |title=Sean Paul's teenage obsessions: 'My Coventry grandmother cooked me bubble and squeak' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/11/sean-paul-teenage-obsessions-coventry-grandmother-bubble-and-squeak |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She is mentioned in the singer's song "Never Gonna Be The Same Again" and a photo of her was shown in the music video.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4Rq8lPeAk |title=Sean Paul - Never Gonna Be The Same (Official Video) |date=2010-04-28 |last=Atlantic Records |access-date=2024-06-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In 2012, Paul married Jamaican television host Jodi Stewart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hypelifemagazine.com/entertainment/photos-sean-paul-wife-jodi-jinx-celebrate-wedding-anniversary-exumas-the-bahamas/|title=Photos: Sean Paul And Wife Jodi Celebrate Wedding Anniversary In The Bahamas|date=3 June 2016|website=Hypelifemagazine.com|access-date=22 November 2016|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321093443/https://hypelifemagazine.com/entertainment/photos-sean-paul-wife-jodi-jinx-celebrate-wedding-anniversary-exumas-the-bahamas/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2016, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/sean-paul-wife-jodi-pregnant-first-child/|title=Sean Paul And Wife Jodi Expecting First Child|date=24 August 2016|website=Hypelifemagazine.com|access-date=22 November 2016|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321093442/https://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/sean-paul-wife-jodi-pregnant-first-child/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 26 February 2017, Paul announced the birth of their son.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/sean-paul-is-a-firsttime-father-35490042.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302033230/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/sean-paul-is-a-firsttime-father-35490042.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2017|title=Sean Paul is a first-time father|website=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|access-date=1 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Their second child was born on 20 August 2019.<ref name="Cunningham">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Sean Paul's new bundle of joy |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/sean-pauls-new-bundle-of-joy/ |website=Jamaica Observer}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{
* ''[[Stage One]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Dutty Rock]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Trinity (album)|The Trinity]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Imperial Blaze]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Tomahawk Technique]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Full Frequency]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Live n Livin]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Scorcha]]'' (2022)<ref name="Dancehall Magazine new albums 2021">{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Claudia |title=Sean Paul to Release Two Albums in 2021 'Live N Livin{{'}}' and 'Scorcher' |url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2021/01/16/news/sean-paul-to-drop-two-new-albums-this-year-with-gwen-stefani-buju-banton-shenseea-mavado-more-dancehall-stars.html |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=Dancehall Magazine |date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
==
'''Film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1998
|''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]''
|Himself
|Uncredited
|}
'''Television'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| ''[[Players (2002 TV program)|Players]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2003, 2005
| ''[[Later... With Jools Holland]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2003, 2006, 2013
| ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| 2003, 2005
| ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Punk'd]]''
| Himself
|-
| ''[[TV total]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2005, 2006
| ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2005, 2020–2022
| ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[Live with Kelly and Mark]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| ''[[Popworld]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2006, 2019
| ''[[Wild 'n Out]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| ''[[Lopez Tonight]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2009, 2011, 2021
|''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''
| Himself
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Big Morning Buzz Live]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| 2018, 2021
| ''[[Good Morning America]]''
| Musical guest
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Access Hollywood]]''
| Himself
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2022
| ''[[Tamron Hall (talk show)|Tamron Hall]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''
| Himself, coach advisor
|-
| ''[[Loose Women]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
| ''[[The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan]]''
| Himself, musical guest
|-
|}
'''Documentary'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2013
|''Music for Mandela''
|Himself
|-
|2022
|''African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey''
|Himself
|-
|2023
|''Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall''
|Himself
|}
'''Video games'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]''
| Himself
| Voice and likeness
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover]]''
| Himself
| Voice and likeness
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Def Jam: Icon]]''
| Himself
| Voice and likeness
|}
== Awards and nominations ==
=== Grammy Awards ===
{{Awards table}}
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
| Himself
| [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
| rowspan="10"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/sean-paul/5496|title=Sean Paul|website=Grammy.com|access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref>
|-
| "[[Get Busy]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance|Best Male Rap Solo Performance]]
|-
| ''[[Dutty Rock]]''
| rowspan="5"|[[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]]
| ''[[The Trinity (album)|The Trinity]]''
| rowspan="7" {{nom}}
|-
| [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]]
| ''[[Imperial Blaze]]''
|-
| [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]]
| ''[[Tomahawk Technique]]''
|-
| [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]
| ''[[Full Frequency]]''
|-
| [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]
| "[[Cheap Thrills (song)|Cheap Thrills]]" <small>(with [[Sia]])</small>
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance|Best Pop Duo/Group Performance]]
|-
| [[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]
| ''[[Live n Livin]]''
| rowspan="2"|Best Reggae Album
|-
| [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023]]
| ''[[Scorcha]]''
|-
{{end}}
=== Other awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background" | Year
! style="background" | Organisation
! style="background" | Award
! style="background" | Result
|-
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"|2003
| rowspan="2" | [[American Music Awards]]
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist|Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist]]
| rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album|Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album]] (''[[Dutty Rock]]'')
|-
| [[BET Awards]]
| [[BET Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]] ("[[Get Busy]]")
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist in a Video]] ("Get Busy")
|-
| [[IHeartRadio MMVAs|MuchMusic Video Awards]]
| Best International Video ("[[Gimme the Light]]")
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act|Best New Act]]
|-
| [[The Source (magazine)|Source Awards]]
| Dancehall Reggae Album of the Year (''Dutty Rock'')
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2004
| International Reggae and World Music Awards
| Entertainer of the Year
|-
| MTV Video Music Awards
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]] ("[[Like Glue]]")
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
| [[MOBO Awards]]
| Best Reggae Act
|-
| International Reggae and World Music Awards
| Entertainer of the Year <small>(shared with [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Malachi Smith (poet)|Malachi Smith]], and [[Beenie Man]])</small>
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
| Top Reggae Artist of the Year
|-
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;"|2006
| American Music Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamcl.com/2006/11/sean_paul_wins_american_music.html |title=Sean Paul Wins American Music Award 2006 |publisher=Jamcl.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324232048/http://www.jamcl.com/2006/11/sean_paul_wins_american_music.html |archive-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist|Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist]]
|-
| MOBO Awards
| Best Reggae Act
|-
| rowspan="2" |MTV Video Music Awards
| Best Dance Video ("[[Temperature (song)|Temperature]]")
| rowspan="15" {{nom}}
|-
| Best Choreography in a Video ("Temperature")
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Reggae Video|Best Reggae Video]] ("[[We Be Burnin']]")
|-
| MuchMusic Video Awards
| [[MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video|Best International Artist Video]] ("Temperature")
|-
| [[World Music Awards]]
| World's Best Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Male Artist|Male Artist of the Year]]
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song|Hot 100 Single of the Year]] ("Temperature")
|-
| Pop 100 Single of the Year ("Temperature")
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist|Rap Artist of the Year]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | MTV Europe Music Awards
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male|Best Male]]
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip Hop|Best Hip-Hop]]
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|2007
| [[NRJ Music Award]]s
| International Male Artist of the Year
|-
| [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
| Favorite Male Singer
|-
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan
| Best Reggae Video ("[[Temperature (song)|Temperature]]")
|-
| [[Soul Train Music Awards]]
| Best Dance Cut ("[[(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me]]")
|-
| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
| Reggae Artist of the Year
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Romania Music Awards]]
| Best International Artist
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2009
| MOBO Awards
| Best Reggae Act
|-
| Soul Train Music Awards
| Best Reggae Artist
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2010
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan<ref>[http://www.reggaemusicfm.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=1710&task=view] {{Dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
| Best Reggae Video ("[[So Fine (Sean Paul song)|So Fine]]")
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|2012
| NRJ Music Awards
| Best International Male Artist of the Year
|-
| MTV Europe Music Awards
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance|Best World Stage Performance]]
|-
| Soul Train Music Awards
| Best Caribbean Performance
| rowspan="6" {{won}}
|-
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpopasia.com/news/mtv-video-music-awards-japan-2012-winners::11487.html |title=MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 Winners |website=Jpopasia.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=23 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200142/http://www.jpopasia.com/news/mtv-video-music-awards-japan-2012-winners::11487.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Best Reggae Video ("[[She Doesn't Mind]]")
|-
| MOBO Awards
| Best Reggae Act
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2013
| Youth View Awards
| Favorite Local International Artiste of the Year
|-
| [[Star Awards]]
| Album of the Year (''[[Tomahawk Technique]]'')
|-
| MOBO Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Sean-Paul-gets-MOBO-reggae-Award |title=Sean Paul gets MOBO reggae Award |website=Jamaicaobserver.com/|date=20 October 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>
| Best Reggae Act
|-
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|2017
| rowspan="3"| [[Brit Awards]]
| [[Brit Award for British Single|British Single of the Year]] ("[[Rockabye (song)|Rockabye]]")<small> (with [[Clean Bandit]] and [[Anne-Marie]])</small>
| rowspan="6" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|British Video of the Year]] ("[[Hair (Little Mix song)|Hair]]")<small> (with [[Little Mix]])</small>
|-
| British Video of the Year ("Rockabye")<small> (with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie)</small>
|-
| MTV Europe Music Awards
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song|Best Song]] ("Rockabye")<small> (with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie)</small>
|-
|2019
|[[Berlin Music Video Awards]]
|Best VFX ('Boasty')
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2021
| rowspan="2" | MOBO Awards
| Best Reggae Act<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/entertainment/sean-paul-nominated-for-mobo-2021/|title=Sean Paul Nabs MOBO Award Nomination For Best Reggae Act|first=Tanaka|last=Roberts|website=Caribbeannationalweekly.com|date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2022
| Best Reggae Act<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/shenseea/news/view/mobo-awards-2022-nomination-for-koffee-popcaan-spice-sean-paul-shenseea-skillibeng/|title=MOBO Awards 2022 Nomination for Koffee, Popcaan, Spice, Sean Paul, Shenseea & Skillibeng|website=Reggaeville.com}}</ref>
|-
|}
==See also==
{{portal|Music|Jamaica}}
* [[List of UK top-ten singles in 2017]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{allMusic}}
* {{IMDb name|1391062}}
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