Damian Marley
Jamaican DJ, singer and rapper
Damian Robert Nesta Marley (born 21 July 1978) is a Jamaican reggae singer. The youngest son of Bob Marley, he is the recipient of four Grammy Awards.
Early life, education and family
Damian is the youngest son of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley. He is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, a Jamaican jazz singer crowned Miss World 1976. Like several of Bob's children, Damian was born out of wedlock and outside of Bob's marriage to singer Rita Marley. After seeing the film Damien – Omen II, which is about the coming of the Antichrist, one of Bob's last requests in Germany was to have Damian's name changed. "Damien being a devil... It was inappropriate for him as a Rastafarian to have a child with that name," Bob said and Damian's name was later changed.
Damian was two years old when his father died. His nickname "Junior Gong" is derived from his father's nickname of "Tuff Gong".
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