# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/maxi-priest
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:24:22.354Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/maxi-priest"
name: "Maxi Priest"
slug: "maxi-priest"
description: "Max Alfred Elliott, known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. He was one of the first international artists to have success in this genre, and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all time."
tagline: "British reggae/pop singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaxiPriestJan2011.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1961-06-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.8
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.42342133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/MaxiPriest"
    handle:    "MaxiPriest"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/maxipriest"
    handle:    "maxipriest"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697340/"
    handle:    "nm0697340"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.maxipriest.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ماكسى پريست"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88"
    title: "マキシ・プリースト"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%A5%EC%8B%9C_%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8"
    title: "맥시 프리스트"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8"
    title: "Прист, Макси"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Priest"
    title: "Maxi Priest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fc6548d9-cc7e-4311-bd6c-6eba9c0cd06f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705413"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump