# Pato Banton

> Pato Banton is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname Pato Banton from his stepfather: his first name Pato is derived from the Jamaican owl's "patoo, patoo" call, while his second name is the DJ slang word "banton", which means heavyweight lyricist or storyteller. In 1994, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with a cover of The Equals' "Baby, Come Back", featuring Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40.

*British reggae musician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1961-01-28
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 17.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.patobanton.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/22078)
- [پاتو بانتون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/71e439be-9da4-40ed-a52a-6b1f950cd31a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386268)

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