Nadine Sutherland (born 15 March 1968) is a Jamaican

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singer whose early career was nurtured by

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. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s.

Biography

Sutherland was born in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

and raised in Above Rocks in

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. She began performing in 1979, winning the Tastee Talent Contest that year (beating Paul Blake and

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), with her parents managing her career while she studied at St Andrew High School.Cooke, Mel (2007)
Nadine Sutherland encourages 'Call My Name'
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'', 15 April 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 287 She combined her musical career with studies in business administration, and was the first artist signed by

to his

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label, recording "Starvation on the Land" while aged eleven.Smith, Stan Evan (2007)
Interview With Nadine Sutherland
, Jamaicans.com, 31 March 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011Cooke, Mel (2009)

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'', 15 February 2009, retrieved 23 April 2011 In addition to that, she also recorded a few more

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reggae singles, such as "Hands and Heart", "A Young One Like Me" and "Work and Pray" when she was associated by her old friends, Anthony "Sangie" Davis and

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. None of her early reggae singles from the early 1980s reached the

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. After Marley's death, Sutherland performed at memorial concerts outside Jamaica, along with

Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 200 ...

and the Melody Makers, the

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, and the Wailers. She struggled to break through as a solo artist and after touring the US as support to

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, she worked as a backing vocalist at

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's Music Works studio. She went on to work for

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at his Penthouse Studios, and Germain produced her 1993 hit "Action", a combination with

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. The track was used by the

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as their election campaign theme, and in 2007 was included by ''

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'' at number nineteen in its list of the fifty greatest duets of all time.Cooke, Mel (2007)
Nadine Sutherland sees Billboard 'Action'
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'', 30 September 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011Caramanica, Jon et al (2007)
The 50 Greatest Duets of All Time
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'', February 2007, p. 88, retrieved 23 April 2011 In the US, "Action" reached number 43 on the ''

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.Terror Fabulous Charts & Awards
,

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, retrieved 23 April 2011

Buju Banton Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973),Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is considered to be one of the most ...

's "Dickie" was remixed as "Wicked Dickie" with Sutherland adding vocals, and this topped the charts in Jamaica. She collaborated with Banton again on the single "What Am I Gonna Do".All set for Buju concert – Artiste looks forward to touching the stage
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'', 14 January 2011, retrieved 23 April 2011 In 2006 she performed at

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, and in 2007 she released the album ''Call My Name'', which was a hit in Jamaica as well as on reggae charts in Florida and New York.Cooke, Mel (2007)
Nadine Sutherland presents...'Call My Name'
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'', 25 May 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011Nadine Sutherland’s Call My Name Tops the Chart
", Jamaicans.com, 30 May 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011 At the Canadian Reggae Music Awards in 2008, the album was nominated in the 'Top Reggae CD/Album (International)' category, while a single from the album, "Big Tingz", was nominated as 'Best Reggae Single (International)'.Cooke, Mel (2007)

", ''Jamaica Star'', 17 March 2008, retrieved 23 April 2011 In 2015 she completed a master's degree in cultural studies at the

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, and recorded with

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, with an album planned. In September 2020, Nadine recorded a dubplate special of her 1993 hit "Action" (originally with

) for US vice-presidential candidate

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, featuring the lyrics “''Action, not a bag a mouth. She clean, when she step inna the White House''". Sutherland has also appeared as a judge on the TV show ''Digicel Rising Stars'',Nadine Sutherland's Cougar, debuts on ER
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'', 11 June 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011 written for the ''

'',Sutherland, Nadine (2010)
Kudos to Wyclef Jean and the Yéle Foundation
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'', 17 January 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011 and been a committee member for the charity Sisters to Sisters.Sisters To Sisters Delivers For Women In Crisis
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'', 9 August 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011

Discography

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Nadine Until Nadine Sutherland (born 15 March 1968) is a Jamaican reggae singer whose early career was nurtured by Bob Marley. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s. Biography Sutherland was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised ...

'' (1985) *''Nadine'' (1997), Xterminator/ VP *''Call My Name'' (2007), Eight76 – Billboard Top Reggae Albums No. 11Charts & Awards
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References

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