Little Hero

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Little Hero
Birth namePaul Gayle
Born1972
Farm Town, Discovery Bay, St Ann, Jamaica
Genres Reggae
Years active1992–present
LabelsInspire

Paul Gayle (born 1972), better known by his stage name Little Hero, is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Born in Farm Town, Discovery Bay, in St Ann, Little Hero emerged in the early-1990s, first recording with producer Courtney Cole in 1992, and had his first major success in 1994 with the Jamaican number one single "God Alone", a collaboration with Merciless and Action Fire. [1]

His debut album, Revelation, was released in 2007 (initially in Japan) and entered the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart at number one. [2] [3] He was reported to be working on a second album called More Love in 2011. [4] He had success in Jamaica with singles such as "Inna De Ghetto", and released his latest album, The Oracle Unleashed, in 2013. [1] [5] [6]

Gayle's brother is the musician PZ. [7]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Teino (2005) "Little Hero hits 'Inna Di Ghetto' Archived 26 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Star, 1 October 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  2. "Little Hero Awards", AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  3. Meschino, Patricia (2009) "No Small Feat", Billboard , 21 February 2009, p. 35. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  4. "Little Hero hopes for More Love Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Observer , 18 February 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  5. Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2014) "Hero banking on 'The Oracle'", Jamaica Observer , 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  6. Gilchrist, Carl (2013) "Little Hero Goes Deeper With New Album – 'The Oracle' Launched In St Ann, North America Launch Coming", Jamaica Gleaner , 29 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014
  7. Gilchrist, Carl (2009) "Little Hero and PZ, brothers in music Archived 28 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Star, 6 November 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2014