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BLP sources|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Lady Saw| image = Lady Saw.jpg| caption = Lady Saw performing in 2007| image_size = | landscape = yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Marion Hall| alias =| Born = birth date and age|df=yes|1968|07|12 Saint Mary, Jamaica|Saint Mary , Jamaica | death_date =| origin = Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston , Jamaica | instrument =| genre = Reggae Dancehall Reggae fusion | occupation =| years_active = 1994–present| label = Divas Records/Toasting Music VP Records | associated_acts = Mashonda , Michael Franti , Eve (entertainer)|Eve , Missy Elliott , Steven Seagal , Trina (rapper) , Lil' Kim , Vitamin C (artist)|Vitamin C and Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown .| website = http://www.ladysaw.com LadySaw.com| notable_instruments = Lady Saw (born Marion Hall ,Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 162-3 12 July 1968, Saint Mary, Jamaica|Saint Mary , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican reggae singer , known as the queen of dancehall.
Biography
Hall began performing with Sound system (Jamaican)|sound systems at the age of fifteen. She soon became known for her slackness|slack style, with songs such as "Stab Up De Meat." Her performances were banned in some parts of Jamaica, though equally lewd male performances were not. This prompted her to record "Freedom of Speech" in protest. She enjoyed a big hit in Jamaica with "Hardcore" in 1985, and followed it with "Welding Torch." She also recorded "Condom," warning girls of the dangers of unprotected heterosexual sex. By the mid-1990s she had moved towards "conscious" lyrics.
She is the first female deejay to win a Grammy Award and to be certified as a triple- RIAA certification#List of certifications|platinum artist." http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110225/ent/ent3.html Lady Saw Makes Studio 38 Debut", Jamaica Gleaner , 25 February 2011, retrieved 2011-03-29 She is also the first woman to headline dancehall shows outside her native Jamaica. She launched her own record label, Divas Records, in January 2010.
Awards
Lady Saw received a RIAA certification#List_of_certifications|gold certification from the R.I.A.A. for " Smile (Vitamin C song)|Smile " with Vitamin C (artist)|Vitamin C .
Lady Saw received a triple - RIAA certification#List_of_certifications|platinum certification from the R.I.A.A. for " Underneath It All ", her 2003 collaboration with No Doubt .
In 2002, Lady Saw earned a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Duo or Group for her featured performance on No Doubt 's single _ Underneath It All _, which reached number #3 on the United States|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart .
Discography
Main|Lady Saw discography
Albums
1994 Lover Girl
1996 Give Me A Reason
1997 Passion (Lady Saw album)|Passion (Album)
1998 Raw, the Best of Lady Saw
1998 99 Ways
2004 Strip Tease (Lady Saw album)|Strip Tease
2007 Walk Out
2010 http://www.toastingmusic.com/ My Way
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.ladysaw.com Official site
http://www.toastingmusic.com Toasting Music
http://www.britishhiphop.co.uk/features/interviews/lady_saw.html Interview at britishhiphop.co.uk, January 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=so_hV3TDaO0 Lady Saw Interviews with Red Carpet Shelley - May 2010
Persondata | NAME =Lady Saw | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =12 July 1968 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Lady Saw Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Category:Dancehall musicians Category:Reggae fusion artists Category:Jamaican reggae musicians Category:Singer-songwriters
