Dawn Penn
- January 9, 2024
- Jamaican Singer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Dawn Penn |
Occupation | Jamaican singer |
Date Of Birth | Jan 11, 1952(1952-01-11) |
Age | 72 |
Birthplace | Kingston |
Country | Jamaica |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Dawn Penn Biography
Name | Dawn Penn |
Birthday | Jan 11 |
Birth Year | 1952 |
Place Of Birth | Kingston |
Birth Country | Jamaica |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Parents | Emelyn M. Penn nee Perry, William MacFarlane Penn |
Dawn Penn is one of the most popular and richest Jamaican singer who was born on January 11, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica. Dawn Penn (born 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer. She first had a short career during the rocksteady era, between 1967 and 1969, but is most known for her single “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” which became a worldwide hit in 1994.
Penn performed at the Drum in Birmingham, England, in April 2006, and, in the same year, was on the bill at the Uppsala Reggae Festival in Sweden. In 2011, Penn released a music video for the song “City Life”, directed by Antoine Dixon-Bellot. On 30 June 2013, Penn performed “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” at the BET Awards. In 2014, The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra released the single “Bangarang” featuring Penn on lead vocals, and she appeared in the official video to accompany the single. Penn joined the Ska Orchestra on stage to perform the track, on Halloween night 2013, at The Jazz Café in London’s Camden Town. Penn also appeared with Thompson and backing singer Darren Fordham on Jools Holland’s 2013/14 Hootenanny and again at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
Dawn Penn Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Jamaican singer |
House | Living in own house. |
Dawn Penn is one of the richest Jamaican singer from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dawn Penn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Dawn Penn’s earliest recordings were composed and written by her around 1966 using session musicians. In 1967, she recorded the rocksteady single “You Don’t Love Me”, produced by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. She also recorded “Why Did You Lie?” at Studio One, “Broke My Heart” for Bunny Lee, “I Let You Go Boy” and covers of “To Sir with Love” and “Here Comes the Sun”. Dawn had also recorded for singer and producer Prince Buster early in her career with songs like “Long Day, Short Night”, “Blue Yes Blue” and “Here’s the Key”. By 1970, Penn had left the music industry and had moved to the Virgin Islands. However, she faced racism there, and in 1987, she returned to Jamaica and to music.
In the summer of 1992, she was invited to appear on stage at a Studio One anniversary show, where she performed the song “You Don’t Love Me” with Steely & Clevie as backing musicians. The performance was a success, and she returned to the recording studio to re-record the song for the tribute album Steely & Clevie Play Studio One Vintage. It was released as the single “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” over a year later, reaching the charts in the U.S. and Europe, plus hitting #1 in her native Jamaica, and making #3 in the UK Singles Chart. Penn’s album, No, No, No, was released on Big Beat Records in 1994.
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Who is Dawn Penn Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Mariam Ranked on the list of most popular Jamaican singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Dawn Penn celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.
Where is Dawn Penn from?
Kingston, Jamaica
How old is Dawn Penn?
70 years (January 11, 1952)
What genre is Dawn Penn?
Reggae