Sean Paul Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and vocalist who is widely recognized as one of the most prolific dancehall and reggae performers.
Paul’s hits “Get Busy” and “Temperature” charted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and most of his albums were nominated for a Grammy title for Best Reggae Album, with Dutty Rock taking home the title. Paul has also been in a number of other recordings, including the chart-topping hits “Baby Boy” with Beyoncé, “Breathe” with Blu Cantrell, “What About Us” by The Saturdays, “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit (including Paul and Anne-Marie), and “Cheap Thrills” by Sia.
Who is Sean Paul?
Sean Paul Francis Henriques was born on January 9, 1973, in Kingston, Jamaica. His painter mother, Frances, is of English and Chinese Jamaican origin. His paternal great-grandfather’s Sephardic Jewish family emigrated to Jamaica from Portugal in the 17th century, while his paternal grandmother was Afro-Jamaic.
Paul was raised Catholic but attended the Jewish private school Hillel Academy in Jamaica. He has several swimmers in his family. His grandfather was a member of Sri Lanka’s inaugural men’s national water polo squad. In the 1960s, his father played water polo for the team and competed in long-distance swimming, while Paul’s mother was a butterfly swimmer.
Paul’s father was imprisoned for manslaughter when he was 15 and sentenced to 15 years in jail; he was released for good conduct when Paul was 19.
Paul was a member of the national water polo team from the age of 13 to 21 when he retired to pursue a musical career. He attended Wolmer’s Boys’ School and the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, now known as the University of Technology, where he was educated in commerce with the goal of following a swimming career. Paul began working as a bank teller in 1992 and enrolled in a hotel management program, where he learned the fundamentals of French cooking.
How old is Sean Paul?
The renowned dancehall star is currently 50 years old.
