Sizzla
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Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is noted for his high number of releases. As of 2018 he has released 56 solo albums.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Reasonings of Buju Banton, Bounty Killer & Sizzla
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1976-04-17
Discography
- Good Gosh
- Black Woman & Child1992
- Burning Up1995
- Praise Ye Jah1997
- 2 Strong: Series 11998
- Freedom Cry1998
- Hotter Than Fire1998
- Good Ways1999
- Royal Son of Ethiopia1999
- Be I Strong1999
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- Total plays
- 6,272,048
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Sizzla Kalonji (real name Miguel Orlando Collins) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He was born on 17 April 1976, in St Mary, Jamaica, of devout Rastafari parents and raised in August Town. He is unusually prolific, even by Jamaican standards. Sizzla has worked with such artists as Mobb Deep. Sizzla, along with reggae recording artists such as Capleton, Buju Banton, and Anthony B, are credited with leading a movement toward a re-embracement of Rastafarian <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sizzla
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Sizzla
- Musical artist.image
- Rebel Salute Sizzla.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Sizzla Kalonji (middle) in 2013
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Miguel Orlando Collins
- Musical artist.alias
- Sizzla, Sizzla Kalonji
- Musical artist.origin
- St. Mary, Jamaica
- Musical artist.genre
- Reggae, ragga, dancehall
- Musical artist.occupations
- Deejay, Singer
- Musical artist.instruments
- Vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1990–present
- Musical artist.label
- Kalonji, Greensleeves, VP, , Xterminator
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.sizzla.org
- Image
- Sizzla2005.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1976-04-17
- Commons category
- Sizzla
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- pseudonym
- Sizzla
- birth name
- Miguel Orlando Collins
- name in native language
- Sizzla
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9 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Career
- Judgement Yard
- Zimbabwe
- Motorcycle accident
- Controversy
- Discography
- References
- External links
Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is noted for his high number of releases. As of 2018 he has released 56 solo albums.
== Biography == Sizzla was born in St. Mary, Jamaica, to devout Rastafarian parents. Like them, Sizzla subscribes to the Bobo Ashanti branch of the Rastafari movement. He was raised in August Town, Kingston, Jamaica where he studied mechanical engineering at Dunoon High School.