Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest (born
with the name Max Alfred
Elliott) is a British reggae
vocalist of Jamaican ancestry.
He was born June 10, 1961 in
Lewisham, London. He is
popularly known in the world
of reggae music, he sings
reggae with a R&B which is
known as reggae fusion. He
became one of the first
internationally successful
acts in reggae fusion.
Priest is the second youngest
in the family. His parents
migrated to England from
Jamaica to seek a greener
pasture in order to provide
the needs of his family. His
hobby is reggae, R&B, and pop
music, listening to gospel.
His music is closed to R&B,
and pop, rather than in reggae
music. His music career start
with singing on the South
London reggae soundsystem
"Saxon Studio International"
in which several independent
single was released. Maxi
Priest's first album is the
self-titled "Maxi Priest" in
1988, together with his cover
in Cat Stevens "Wild World",
and considered him as one of
the best British reggae
singers. He is one of the two
British reggae artists
(together with UB40) to become
number one in American
Billboard in 1990 (the track
"Close to You"). in 1991, his
duet with Roberta Flack in the
song "Set the Night to Music"
reached the American Top Ten.
A duet with Shaggy in the song
"That Girl" is also a hit in
the United States in 1996.
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