Rayvon

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Rayvon with Shaggy (2006)

Rayvon (born Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster , * 4. January 1968 in Barbados ) is a reggae - singer ( tenor ), known for his work with Shaggy .

biography

Brewster had a first chart success when his single No Guns, No Murder reached 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994 . In 1995 he made his worldwide breakthrough as the singer of the Shaggy hit In the Summertime , which even achieved top 10 status in England and the USA.

Five years later there was another collaboration with Shaggy. The resulting single Angel became a worldwide number 1 hit. The last time Rayvon was able to post a hit parade was 2002 when 2-Way entered the UK charts .

Discography

Albums

  • 1997: Hear My Cry (produced by Sting International and Funk Master Flex)
  • 2002: My Bad
  • 2010: Rayvon

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1994 No guns, no murder - - - - US94 (4 weeks)
US
1995 Boombastic / In the Summertime - - - UK-
silver
silver
UK 		US3
platinum
platinum

(29 weeks)US
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
1995 In the summertime DE60 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT35 (3 weeks)
AT 		- UK5 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
2000 fishing rod DE1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)DE 		AT1
platinum
platinum

(22 weeks)AT 		CH1
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK 		US1 (28 weeks)
US
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
2002 2-way - - - UK67 (1 week)
UK 		-

More singles

  • 1991: Old Foot (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
  • 1992: Big Up (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
  • 1993: Nice and Lovely (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
  • 1994: Pretty "Before I Go to Bed"
  • 1995: All Night Long (Nayobe feat. Fat Joe and Rayvon)
  • 1996: Terminal Gate
  • 1997: Stallion Ride (feat. Rhonda Davis)
  • 1997: All Day All Night
  • 1997: Bashment Party (with Redd Foxx)
  • 1998: The Prong
  • 1999: Do U Wanna Ride
  • 1999: Give Thanks and Praise (with Shaggy)
  • 2000: The Warning
  • 2002: My Bad
  • 2004: No argument
  • 2004: Last Night
  • 2004: Rude Boy
  • 2004: High Grade
  • 2007: Out of Control (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE AT CH UK US

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personal data
SURNAME Rayvon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brewster, Bruce Alexander Michael (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Reggae singer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th January 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Barbados