Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers (1963–1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.[1] Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica.[2] His best-known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, "Three Little Birds",[3] as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also one Diamond in the U.S.,[4] and selling 25 million copies worldwide. 

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Robert Nesta Marley, dit Bob Marley, né le 6 février 1945 à Nine Miles en Jamaïque, mort le 11 mai 1981 à Miami aux États-Unis, était un chanteur et un auteur-compositeur-interprète de reggae jamaïcain. Bob Marley a rencontré de son vivant un succès mondial, et reste à ce jour le musicien le plus connu et le plus vénéré du reggae, tout en étant considéré comme celui qui a permis à la musique jamaïcaine et au mouvement rastafari de connaître une audience planétaire. Bob Marley a vendu plus de 200 millions de disques à travers le monde : il est le plus grand vendeur de disques reggae de l'histoire. 

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