{{short description|Jamaican musician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nadine Sutherland | honorific_suffix = [[Order of Distinction (Jamaica)|OD]] | image = Nadine Sutherland at EssenceFest 2025 - 03 (cropped).jpg | caption = Sutherland at Essence Festival of Culture July 2025. | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica | death_date = | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|[[Reggae]]|[[dancehall]] }} | occupation = {{hlist|Vocalist|songwriter }} | years_active = 1979–present | label = {{plainlist| *[[Tuff Gong]] *[[VP Records|VP]] *Eight76 }} | website = }}
'''Nadine Simone Theresa Sutherland''' [[Order of Distinction (Jamaica)|OD]] (born 15 March 1968)<ref name="Cooke4" /> 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.<ref name="Cooke3">Cooke, Mel (2007) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070415/ent/ent6.html Nadine Sutherland encourages 'Call My Name']", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 15 April 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref><ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 287</ref> 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.<ref name="Larkin" /><ref name="Smith">Smith, Stan Evan (2007) "[http://www.jamaicans.com/music/articles_reggae/nadinesutherlandinterview2007.shtml Interview With Nadine Sutherland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506052855/http://www.jamaicans.com/music/articles_reggae/nadinesutherlandinterview2007.shtml |date=6 May 2011 }}", Jamaicans.com, 31 March 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref><ref name="Cooke5">Cooke, Mel (2009) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090215/ent/ent4.html Story of the Song – Marley guides pre-teen Nadine]", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 15 February 2009, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> In addition to that, she also recorded a few more [[Christian music|Christian]] reggae singles, such as "Hands and Heart", "A Young One Like Me" and "Work and Pray" when she was associated by her old friends, Anthony "Sangie" Davis and [[Rita Marley]]. None of her early reggae singles from the early 1980s reached the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. 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.<ref name="Larkin" />
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.<ref name="Larkin" /> She went on to work for [[Donovan Germain]] at his Penthouse Studios. Dave Kelly produced her 1993 hit "Action", a combination with [[Terror Fabulous]].<ref name="Larkin" /> The track was used by the [[Jamaican Labour Party]] as their election campaign theme, and in 2007 was included by ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' at number nineteen in its list of the fifty greatest duets of all time.<ref name="Larkin" /><ref name="Cooke2">Cooke, Mel (2007) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070930/ent/ent6.html Nadine Sutherland sees Billboard 'Action']", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 30 September 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref><ref name="Caramanica">Caramanica, Jon et al (2007) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=rSYEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22nadine+sutherland%22&pg=PA88 The 50 Greatest Duets of All Time]", ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', February 2007, p. 88, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> In the US, "Action" reached number 43 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]].<ref name="Larkin" /><ref name="AMTF">"[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terror-fabulous-p41920/charts-awards/billboard-singles Terror Fabulous Charts & Awards]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> [[Buju Banton]]'s "Dickie" was remixed as "Wicked Dickie" with Sutherland adding vocals, and this topped the charts in Jamaica.<ref name="Larkin" /> She collaborated with Banton again on the single "What Am I Gonna Do".<ref name="ObsBuju">"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/pfversion/All-set-for-Buju-concert_8290693 All set for Buju concert – Artiste looks forward to touching the stage]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 14 January 2011, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref>
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.<ref name="Smith" /><ref name="Cooke">Cooke, Mel (2007) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070525/ent/ent1.html Nadine Sutherland presents...'Call My Name']", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 25 May 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref><ref name="Jam2">"[http://www.jamaicans.com/news/announcements/NadineSutherlandtopchartcallname.shtml Nadine Sutherland’s Call My Name Tops the Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012112/http://www.jamaicans.com/news/announcements/NadineSutherlandtopchartcallname.shtml |date=17 June 2011 }}", Jamaicans.com, 30 May 2007, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> 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)'.<ref name="Cooke4">Cooke, Mel (2007) "[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20080317/ent/ent4.html CRMA calls Nadine Sutherland's name twice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324145805/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20080317/ent/ent4.html |date=24 March 2012 }}", ''Jamaica Star'', 17 March 2008, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref>
In 2015 she completed a master's degree in cultural studies at the [[University of the West Indies]], and recorded with [[Mad Professor]], with an album planned.<ref>"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Nadine-Sutherland-goes-dub_19231879 Nadine Sutherland goes dub]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015</ref>
In September 2020, Nadine recorded a dubplate special of her 1993 hit "Action" (originally with [[Terror Fabulous]]) for US vice-presidential candidate [[Kamala Harris]], featuring the lyrics "''Action, not a bag a mouth. She clean, when she step inna the White House''".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-13|title=Nadine Sutherland cuts dubplate for Kamala Harris - All about 'Action'|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20200913/nadine-sutherland-cuts-dubplate-kamala-harris-all-about-action|access-date=2020-11-06|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}</ref>
Sutherland has also appeared as a judge on the TV show ''Digicel Rising Stars'',<ref name="Obs">"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Nadine-Sutherland-s-Cougar-debuts-on-ER_7693231 Nadine Sutherland's Cougar, debuts on ER]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 11 June 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> written for the ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'',<ref name="Sutherland">Sutherland, Nadine (2010) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/pfversion/Nadine-Article Kudos to Wyclef Jean and the Yéle Foundation]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 17 January 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref> and been a committee member for the charity Sisters to Sisters.<ref name="Sisters">"[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100809/flair/flair3.html Sisters To Sisters Delivers For Women In Crisis]", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 9 August 2010, retrieved 23 April 2011</ref>
==Discography== *''[[Nadine Until]]'' (1985) *''Nadine'' (1997), Xterminator/[[VP Records|VP]] *''Call My Name'' (2007), Eight76 – Billboard Top Reggae Albums No. 11<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nadine-sutherland-p129734/charts-awards Charts & Awards]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 23 April 2011</ref>
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