{{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alozade | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Michael Neil Sterling | alias = | origin = Kingston, Jamaica | instrument = | genre = Dancehall, reggae | occupation = | years_active = | label = | website = }}
'''Michael Neil Sterling''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/906995003 |title=AIN'T GIVING UP |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 8, 2025}}</ref> better known as '''Alozade''', is a dancehall and reggae deejay notorious for his use of profanity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20030227T210000-0500_40303_OBS_TROUBLED_TIMES_FOR_ALOZADE.asp |title=Troubled times for Alozade – JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=6 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231206/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20030227T210000-0500_40303_OBS_TROUBLED_TIMES_FOR_ALOZADE.asp |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has performed at the biggest Jamaican reggae festivals Sumfest and Sting<ref name="yardflex.com">[http://www.yardflex.com/archives/000357.html YardFlex.com: Alozade Turns Up The Heat - 'Bad Out Deh'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> as well as at the German Splash! festival in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://germaica.net/observer/archiv/22/eng/interview_alozade.html |title=Germaican Observer – Interview: Alozade<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104019/http://germaica.net/observer/archiv/22/eng/interview_alozade.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He had his first success in 1999 with "Street Dreams", released on Byron Murray's in the Streets label.<ref name="JamO">"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Alozade-cries-for-Justice_12965985 Alozade cries for Justice]", ''Jamaica Observer'', 10 November 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012</ref> He had a major Jamaican hit in 2000 with "Bad Man Nuh Pet Gal".<ref name="JamO" />
He began working as a producer for his own South Block label, having hit singles in 2004 with Capleton ("Inna Her Heart") and Elephant Man ("Keeping it Jiggy").<ref name="JamO" />
In 2004, he toured Europe, performing in countries such as Italy, France, Hungary, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland.<ref name="yardflex.com"/>
In November 2012 he released the single "Justice", calling for an end to the rapes which he viewed as "plaguing Jamaica".<ref name="JamO" />
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==External links== * [https://myspace.com/Alozade Alozade] on Myspace * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Alozade Alozade] at discogs
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Category:Jamaican dancehall musicians Category:Jamaican reggae musicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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