Colin Patrick Harper (born August 21, 1981), better known by his stage name Collie Buddz, is a Bermudian

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artist best known for his single "Come Around".

Career

Although Harper was born in

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. He studied

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with Noah Zamudio at

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. His name is based on

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, and he has been photographed flaunting a device commonly used for its consumption. Buddz performed on

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's 2007 studio album ''

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'' on the track "Mad Mad World".

Self-titled album

On June 7, 2007, he released his debut self-titled album on

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. It included his first single "Come Around" and second single "Blind To You". However, his greatest radio success was "Mamacita", which boasted sales of approximately 4 million copies thanks to this hit single. Buddz is well known for his 2007 hit "Blind to You" and performing the song on stage with a guest from the audience who he calls on stage to sing the "Third Verse". One of his more memorable on stage guests was a man he dubbed "Big Jerry" who he brought on stage during Cali Roots X. After his debut album, Buddz launched his own record label 'Harper Digital Entertainment'.

Touring and EP's

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. He also appeared in a 2009 remix of

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's single "Day 'n' Nite". Buddz released his first EP, ''Playback'' on July 12, 2012. It featured eight tracks with different producers such as

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, and TJ Records. In 2013, he was a featured act with Rebelution,

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, and Zion Thompson of The Green on the Good Vibes Tour. Buddz' festival appearances include

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, California Roots Music and Arts Festival, UCLA JazzReggae, Seattle City Arts festival, Manifestivus, and the Marley Family's 9 Mile Music Festival, among others. Buddz released his second EP, ''Blue Dreamz'' on May 1, 2015, which featured seven new tracks.

''Good Life'' and ''Hybrid''

He released his second studio album ''Good Life'' on May 19, 2017 via Harper Digital Entertainment. It features

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(AKA Riff Raff),

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, and

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. The album peaked at #1 on the US ''Billboard'' Reggae Albums chart and #29 on the

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chart. His third studio album '' Hybrid'', which released on May 24, 2019 via Harper Digital topped the ''Billboard'' reggae albums chart, #70 on the Billboard 200 and #20 on the Independent Albums chart.Jackson, Kevin (2019)
Collie Buddz tops Billboard
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'', 11 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019 The album features special guests,

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''Cali Roots Riddim''

Buddz released his own

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album, ''Cali Roots Riddim 2020'' on May 22, 2020. He produced all 22 tracks and worked with

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guitarist and reggae artist/producer

who mixed and also produced the tracks. The compilation made it to #7 on Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The album features one riddim or rhythm that includes the top

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artists' performing their interpretation of it, including Collie Buddz himself. Some of the bands featured are

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, The Expendables,

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, The Movement,

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, among others. He released another riddim compilation, ''Cali Roots Riddim 2021'' on May 28, 2021 with 27 tracks; once again mixed and additional produced by Johnny Cosmic. It features top reggae/rock bands such as

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, Josh Heinrichs, KBong,

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, and many more.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays (EPs)

Compilations (Riddims)

Promos (Mixtapes)

Singles

References

External links

Official website

Collie Buddz at Imusictweet.com

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