Orville Richard Burrell Born: October 22, 1968 (age 53 years), Kingston, Jamaica. Orville Richard Burrell, better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican musician, singer, and DJ. He is also a former United States Marine who had served in the Persian Gulf War. He embarked on a musical career after being discharged from the military. His first hit song was the single ‘Oh Carolina etc…..