bvoc, voc, *1968 JM, Kingston, Jamaica
Singer of Reggae
Nadine Sutherland (born 15 March 1968)[1] is a Jamaican reggae singer whose early career was nurtured by Bob Marley. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s. Biography Sutherland was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Above Rocks in Saint Catherine Parish. She began performing in 1979, winning the Tastee Talent Contest that year (beating Paul Blake and Yellowman), with her parents managing her career while she studied at St Andrew High School.[2][3] She combined her musical career with studies in business administration, and was the first artist signed by Bob Marley to his Tuff Gong label, recording "Starvation on the Land" while aged eleven.[3][4][5] She also cut a couple of christian-flavored reggae songs produced by both Anthony "Sangie" Davis and Rita Marley, entitled, "Work And Pray" and "Hands And Hearts". After Marley's death, Sutherland performed at memorial concerts outside Jamaica, along with Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, the I Threes, and the Wailers.[3] She struggled to break through as a solo artist and after touring the US as support to Bunny Wailer, she worked as a backing vocalist at Gussie Clarke's Music Works studio.[3] She went on to work for Donovan Germain at his Penthouse Studios, and Germain produced her 1993 hit "Action", a combination with Terror Fabulous.[3] The track was used by the Jamaican Labour Party as their election campaign theme, and in 2007 was included by Vibe at number nineteen in its list of the fifty greatest duets of all time.[3][6][7] In the US, "Action" reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][8] Buju Banton's "Dickie" was remixed as "Wicked Dickie" with Sutherland adding vocals, and this topped the charts in Jamaica.[3] She collaborated with Banton again on the single "What Am I Gonna Do".[9] In 2006 she performed at Reggae Sunsplash, and in 2007 she released the album Call My Name, which was a hit in Jamaica as well as on reggae charts in Florida and New York.[4][10][11] At the Canadian Reggae Music Awards in 2008, the album was nominated in the 'Top Reggae CD/Album (International)' category, while a single from the album, "Big Tingz", was nominated as 'Best Reggae Single (International)'.[1] Sutherland has also appeared as a judge on the TV show Digicel Rising Stars,[12] written for the Jamaica Observer,[13] and been a committee member for the charity Sisters to Sisters.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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In A Me Blood / Tribal Beat Dub | Nadine Sutherland / Mad Professor | 2015 | Album |
Through It All | Nadine Sutherland | 2008 | Single |
Call My Name | Nadine Sutherland | 2007 | Album |
Who's Sexing You / Good Evening | Tanya Stephens / Nadine Sutherland | 2006 | Single |
So Glad | Nadine Sutherland | 2005 | Single |
Life / My Place | Nadine Sutherland / Brian & Tony Gold | 2005 | Single |
Love Is The Future | Luciano & Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
I Pray To Jah | Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
First Cut Is The Deepest | Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
I Found Me / Tell Me Why | Nadine Sutherland / Michael Harris | 2004 | Single |
Haffi Give Mi Love / Modeling Time | Nadine Sutherland / Ghandi | 2004 | Single |
Unspoken Melody | Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
Good Thing Going / Rough Out Deh | Lutan Fyah / Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
Always | Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
Overworked And Underpaid | Nadine Sutherland | 2004 | Single |
Dancehall Nice Again | Nadine Sutherland | 2003 | Single |
What Am I Gonna Do | Buju Banton Featuring Nadine Sutherland | 2003 | Single |
I Found Love | Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Man Of Love / Bring Me Joy | Daville / Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Live Up | Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Will You Be There | Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Album |
Still Check Fi You | Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Give Thanks / Love Put Us Together | Iley Dread / Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
So Into You | Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Love Can Change The World | Abijah / Nadine Sutherland | 2002 | Single |
Be Wise / Be Wise | Junior Kelly / Nadine Sutherland | 2001 | Single |
Fire / Yuh A Di Boss | Nadine Sutherland / Killish / General B / Boom Dandimite | 2001 | Single |
Coming Home / Stranger | Nadine Sutherland / Ghandi | 1999 | Single |
I Get Mad 4 You | Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
No Skeezer / Scotch Bonnet | Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
Nuttin Going On But The Rent | Top Cat / Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
Wheel | Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
Never Knew | Nadine Sutherland / A.R.P. | 1999 | Single |
Last Night Memory | Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
Why / Can't Live Without Your Love | Nadine Sutherland / Christopher | 1999 | Single |
Front Page | Nadine Sutherland | 1999 | Single |
All Them A Talk | Nadine Sutherland | 1998 | Single |
Don't Leave | Nadine Sutherland | 1998 | Single |
All The A Talk / Thug Style Holla | Nadine Sutherland / Don Yute | 1998 | Single |
Wha Kinda Wuk / One Man | Nadine Sutherland & Delly Ranks / Serial Kid | 1998 | Single |
Don't Throw Pearls / You Never Loved Me | Nadine Sutherland, Pinchers | 1997 | Single |
Nadine | Nadine Sutherland | 1997 | Album |
One Man | Nadine Sutherland | 1996 | Single |
Flames Of Love | Nadine Sutherland | 1996 | Single |
Pair Of Wings | Nadine Sutherland | 1995 | Single |
Action (1995 Remixes) | Terror Fabulous Featuring, Nadine Sutherland | 1995 | Single |
Rainbow | Nadine Sutherland | 1995 | Single |
Gimmi Nuff Love | Nadine Sutherland Featuring Bunk I | 1995 | Single |
Quiet Time | Nadine Sutherland | 1994 | Single |
Bonafide / Quiet Time | Tony Rebel / Nadine Sutherland | 1994 | Album |
If You Are Going, Go / When We Rock Back | Nadine Sutherland / Lady G | 1994 | Album |
If You Are Going, Go | Nadine Sutherland | 1994 | Single |
Baby Face | Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Album |
Baby Face / Bun Them | Nadine Sutherland / Papa San | 1993 | Album |
Since You've Been Gone | Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Single |
More Than Loving | Capleton & Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Album |
Baby Face | Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Single |
Right Track | Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Single |
Action / Action Version | Nadine Sutherland & Terror Fabulous / Madhouse Crew | 1993 | Album |
Dickie Remix / Wicked Dickie | Buju Banton / Nadine Sutherland | 1993 | Album |
Since You Been Gone / Weep Not | Nadine Sutherland / Yami Bolo | 1993 | Album |
What Am I Gonna Do | Nadine Sutherland / Buju Banton | 1993 | Single |
Dirty Talk | Papa San, Nadine Sutherland | 1992 | Single |
Nothing But The Rent | Major Mackerel & Nadine Sutherland | 1992 | Single |
The Rent | Nadine Sutherland & Major Mackerel | 1992 | Single |
I Want To Go Home | Nadine Sutherland | 1992 | Single |
It's Now Or Never | Cocoa Tea / Nadine Sutherland | 1988 | Album |
Don't Take Your Love Away | Nadine Sutherland | 1988 | Album |
Just You And Me Tonight | Nadine Sutherland | 1988 | Single |
Mr. Hard To Please | Nadine Sutherland | 1988 | Single |
The Night Is All Over | Nadine Sutherland | 1987 | Single |
Higher Ground | Nadine Sutherland | 1987 | Single |
Until | Nadine Sutherland | 1985 | Album |
Until | Nadine Sutherland | 1984 | Single |
Hands And Heart | Nadine Sutherland | 1983 | Single |
Until / Hands And Heart | Nadine Sutherland | 1983 | Album |
Work And Pray / Dub And Pray | Nadine Sutherland | 1981 | Single |
A Young One Like Me | Nadine Sutherland | 1980 | Single |
Starvation On The Land | Nadine Sutherland | 1980 | Single |
More Than Loving / Much More Than Loving | Nadine Sutherland, Capleton | Album | |
Cry Over You | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
My Prayer / Burn That Up | Nadine Sutherland / Screechy Dan & Raphelia | Single | |
Why | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Will You Be There | Nadine Sutherland | Album | |
What Am I | Nadine Sutherland / Buju Banton | Single | |
Only Love / Version | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
I Believe In Love | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Wicked Dickie | Buju Banton / Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Love We A Deal With | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
One Man / Certain Gal | Nadine Sutherland / Mad Cobra | Album | |
This Love | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
I'm In Love / Breaking Up | Nadine Sutherland, Gregory Isaacs | Album | |
Wicked & Wild | Nadine Sutherland | Album | |
Please Me | Nadine Sutherland & Spragga Benz | Single | |
Love Portion | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
He Still Loves Me | Nadine Sutherland, Abijah | Single | |
Stay With Me | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Promise You | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
For The Moment | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
I Know A Place | Ruffa, Nadine Sutherland, Spragga Benz, Prento Kid | Single | |
What Does It Take / Strong Like A Lion | Nadine Sutherland / Junior Tucker | Album | |
Frenenemy | Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Carry Me Through / Jah Is Light | Leaf Of Life / Nadine Sutherland | Single | |
Wish I Had You | Nadine Sutherland & Junior Tucker | Single |