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Born in [[London]], England, Dean Bent began working on local [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound systems]] as a teenager, bringing him to the attention of [[Angus Gaye]] of [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]], who recruited him to toast on the [[dancehall]] mix of their single "On and On".<ref name="Larkin" /> He was signed by the [[Island Records]] subsidiary [[Mango Records]], and in 1991 released his debut album, ''DJ of the Future'', and [[single (music)|singles]] such as "Money Honey" (with Scoobie), "Maaga Man" and "New Talk" (with Jo 90).<ref name="Larkin" /> His single "Call Me" included him reading out a phone number that turned out to be a real private phone number, causing his record label to pay compensation.<ref name="Larkin" /> In 1991, he appeared on the [[Scritti Politti]] single "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me",<ref name="Larkin" /> which reached no. 47 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |
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| page= 486}}</ref> In 2001, he had a UK Top 30 hit with "Who?", a collaboration with UK garage musician [[Ed Case (musician)|Ed Case]].<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Ed Case & Sweetie Irie], ChartStats, retrieved 2010-01-23</ref> |
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Sweetie Irie has travelled the world performing at events such as Jamaican Sunsplash, [[Notting Hill Carnival]], international shows in [[Grenada]], [[Trinidad]] and at Japan Splash. As well as the artists mentioned above, he has also collaborated with [[Maxi Priest]], [[Ms Dynamite]], [[No Doubt]], Spee, Specialist Moss, [[Gorillaz]], [[Dub War]] and [[Gwen Stefani]]. |
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In the early 2000s, Sweetie Irie released [[UK garage]] material through Middlerow Records. These include "Extra Extra", "Holy Morning", "Today’s the Day" and the Battle of the M.C's track, "Bite Dem Up". |
In the early 2000s, Sweetie Irie released [[UK garage]] material through Middlerow Records. These include "Extra Extra", "Holy Morning", "Today’s the Day" and the Battle of the M.C's track, "Bite Dem Up". |
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Revision as of 23:13, 29 April 2020
Dean Bent (born January 1971), better known as Sweetie Irie, is a British reggae singer and DJ.[1]
Biography
Born in London, England, Dean Bent began working on local sound systems as a teenager, bringing him to the attention of Angus Gaye of Aswad, who recruited him to toast on the dancehall mix of their single "On and On".[1] He was signed by the Island Records subsidiary Mango Records, and in 1991 released his debut album, DJ of the Future, and singles such as "Money Honey" (with Scoobie), "Maaga Man" and "New Talk" (with Jo 90).[1] His single "Call Me" included him reading out a phone number that turned out to be a real private phone number, causing his record label to pay compensation.[1] In 1991, he appeared on the Scritti Politti single "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me",[1] which reached no. 47 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] In 2001, he had a UK Top 30 hit with "Who?", a collaboration with UK garage musician Ed Case.[3]
Sweetie Irie has travelled the world performing at events such as Jamaican Sunsplash, Notting Hill Carnival, international shows in Grenada, Trinidad and at Japan Splash. As well as the artists mentioned above, he has also collaborated with Maxi Priest, Ms Dynamite, No Doubt, Spee, Specialist Moss, Gorillaz, Dub War and Gwen Stefani.
In the early 2000s, Sweetie Irie released UK garage material through Middlerow Records. These include "Extra Extra", "Holy Morning", "Today’s the Day" and the Battle of the M.C's track, "Bite Dem Up".
He has also presented BBC Television's and Channel 4's programme Flava.
References
- ^ a b c d e Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 287
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 486. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Ed Case & Sweetie Irie, ChartStats, retrieved 2010-01-23
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