Blessed was born in the small parish of St. Thomas,Jamaica. From an early age he exhibited musical talent, first for family and friends, soon followed by appearances in school sponsored musical dramas and the church choir. By the time blessed immigrated to Canada at the age of twelve, he was already writing his own songs. Shortly after commencing high school, Blessed was introduced to the sound system culture, and did his first recordings in the form of dud plates and DJ specials.
In 2002, he received critical acclaim for his break-out international urban hit LOVE (African Woman), which earned him a JUNO for Best Reggae Recording. This single, produced by Firehouse Crew charted in the number one position in many key reggae markets including Trinidad, Germany and Canada and peaked at number three on IRIE FM radio in Jamaica. The single rated highly on FLOW 93.5's TOP 50 Requested songs for the year 2001. In 2002, BLESSED also won a UMAC award for Best Reggae Recording with the single Can't Say NO More.
Blessed was nominated for a JUNO awards in 2003 for SMILE and 2004 for the single Empty Barrels Featuring Kardinal Offshall. Blessed went on to win a UMAC award for Best Reggae Recording with Empty Barrels in the same year. Blessed has recently won the JUNO and UMAC award for Best Reggae Recording in 2006 with Reggae Time. Trinity Chris was nominated for In the Streets a long side Blessed.Blessed received another Juno nomination in 2007 for Final Road under the Explorer Universal label.
Blessed has shared the stage with artists such a Lauryn Hill, Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, Wayne Wonder, Capleton, Beenie Man,Spragga Benz and Sizzla. Blessed performed on the first International Reggae Festivals in, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto.
Blessed, Appropriately named by friend Lindo P, looks forwards to his music reaching and inspiring people around the world.
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Blessed - Jah Lift Me Up
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Gary Beals feat. Blessed - Jump Off
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