Finley Quaye

When Finley Quaye won the 1998 Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist, he had been famous for less than a year. In 1997, he emerged from seemingly nowhere with a sunny mix of Reggae, Soul and jazzy Funk and claimed the hip Dance Pop throne previously occupied by the likes of Jamiroquai.

Related Topics:
Finley Quaye - Brit Award - 1997 - Reggae - Soul - Funk - Jamiroquai

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Son of Jazz composer Cab Quaye, the brother of noted guitarist Caleb and allegedly the half-uncle of Trip Hop artist Tricky, Quaye made his recording debut in 1995 on A Guy Called Gerald's "Finley's Rainbow". He scored a solo deal with Epic Records, and, in late 1997, hit the UK Top 20 twice with "Sunday Shining", a loose Bob Marley cover, and "Even After All". His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, an adventurous but accessible album released in September 1997, which sold gold less than three weeks later and led directly to the Brit Award victory.

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Jazz - Cab Quaye - Caleb - Trip Hop - Tricky - Quaye - 1995 - A Guy Called Gerald - Epic Records - 1997 - UK - Bob Marley

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However, storm clouds started to gather when Tricky - with whom he collaborated on late 1997's "Duppy Umbrella" (also featuring Iggy Pop) - damned him on his "Can't Freestyle". Duppy means ghost in Jamaican patois, a duppy umbrella is a magic mushroom.

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1997 - Iggy Pop

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Adrian Thaws a.k.a. Tricky and Finley Quaye are not related. There are currently no allegations that suggest the contrary.

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In 2004 the song "Dice", in collaboration with William Orbit, and featuring Beth Orton was a minor hit, helped in part by its inclusion on The O.C. soundtrack.

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2004 - William Orbit - Beth Orton - The O.C.

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