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Yellowman

1956 - Today

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Winston Foster , (1956 or 15 January 1959) better known by the stage name Yellowman and also known as King Yellowman, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He first became popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, rising to prominence with a series of singles that established his reputation. Yellowman is considered to be one of the genre's pioneers and has been credited with "almost single-handedly [creating] the coarse, crude and fearlessly direct sound of today's dancehall." Spearheading the first generation of dancehall deejays, he brought the genre to an international audience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yellowman is the 1,792nd most popular singer (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 45th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yellowman ranks 1,792 out of 4,381. Before him are Johnny Burnette, Joe Jonas, Spencer Davis, Apl.de.ap, Fabio Lione, and Method Man. After him are Senhit, Ann Christy, Kid Rock, Samira Efendi, Sharon Robinson, and Kenan Doğulu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Yellowman ranks 453. Before him are Alexander Beglov, Mohamed Ali Rashwan, Audrey Landers, Mark R. Hughes, Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, and Sergio Brio. After him are Johan van der Velde, Natalya Andreychenko, Brian Benben, Hisashi Kato, Katrin Sass, and Bent Hamer.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Yellowman ranks 56 out of 189. Before him are Leonard Howell (1898), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Asafa Powell (1982), Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), and Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919). After him are Bilal Philips (1947), Augustus Pablo (1954), Alton Ellis (1938), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Arthur Wint (1920), and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Yellowman ranks 14. Before him are Shaggy (1968), Bunny Wailer (1947), Burning Spear (1945), Carl Douglas (1942), Gregory Isaacs (1951), and Errol Brown (1948). After him are Alton Ellis (1938), Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Dennis Brown (1957), Omi (1986), and Capleton (1967).

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