Blessed (musician)

Blessed

Blessed

Background information
Birth name| Peter Skinner
Born|  (1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 48)
Origin| Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Genres| Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion, roots reggae
Occupation(s)| Musician, Songwriter, deejay, Producer, Educator
Years active| Late 2001–present
Labels| Iron Balloon Records
Website| Blessed

Musical artist

Blessed[1] is the stage name of Peter Skinner, a Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician.[2] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Reggae Recording of the Year,[3] winning at the Juno Awards of 2002 for "Love (African Woman)"[4] and at the Juno Awards of 2006 for "Reggae Time".[5]

Originally from Seaforth Town in Jamaica's Saint Thomas Parish, Skinner moved to Toronto, Ontario in the late 1980s,[6] and began his musical career performing with the Redd Flames sound system.[2] Most of his releases have been individual singles, although he has also released a full-length album and several mixtapes.

In addition to his two Juno Award wins, he has been nominated in the reggae category nine other times over the course of his career.

## Singles

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Singles  Title  | Release date  | Label  | Format

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Rise and Shine | 2014  | Noble Work Ent | Digital single
Love (Natural African) | 2017  | Blessed  | Digital single
Hold up Slow Down | 2017  | Peter Skinner  | Digital single
Black Man | 2020  | Peter Skinner  | Digital single
Care 4 you | 2020  | Glory Empire Recording Studio  | Digital single
Black Man Remix | 2021  | Iron Balloon Records | Digital single
Herb Dream (Remix) | 2021  | Peter Pann Production | Digital single
Summa Gyal | 2021  | Iron Balloon Records | Digital single
What's It All For? | 2021  | Rastaboyz Society  | Digital single
I Need You[7] | 2022  | Dasvibes | Digital single

## References

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1. ^ "Biography: Blessed". www.reggaeville.com.
2. ^ a b "Blessed feels irie about EP". Jamaica Observer, June 26, 2020.
3. ^ "Blessed teams up with Walshy Fire, Expanders". jamaica-star.com. 4 December 2018.
4. ^ "Nickelback, Diana Krall win big at Juno Awards". Peterborough Examiner, April 15, 2002.
5. ^ "And the Juno Award winners are ...". St. Catharines Standard, April 3, 2006.
6. ^ "Blessed speaks for the Black Man". Jamaica Observer, October 24, 2020.
7. ^ "Dasvibes takes reggae to the metaverse". jamaica-star.com. Jamaica Star. 18 March 2022.