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He then studied audio engineering at the Institute of Audio Research in New York, and following his study began to write his own songs. Don't Test one of his first compositions, became an international hit earning him a contract with Virgin in 1989. He was released from his Virgin contract in 1991, returning to Jamaica, where he became a dancehall act.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of his father and birth of his daughter, Tucker went in search of the meaning of life. After asking God to 'let him sleep', he became a born again Christian, and was baptised. He said that God had led him to move to Florida, where he initially sung at a mostly West Indian church in Broward. He subsequently moved to New Harvest Church in Clewiston, Florida and enrolled on a correspondence course degree in Ministry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has recorded four Christian reggae albums, Brand New, Ready for the Rapture, Sold Out – Worship from the Islands and Victory – Worship from the Islands II\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficial website\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Junior+Tucker","playStationPath":"/stations/113465408/play","stationId":113465408,"bioPath":"/music/Junior+Tucker/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Papa+San","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f76/f760e9d864efd98ce66493b87bf25776_md.jpg","artistName":"Papa San","artistId":105023,"station_id":281861806},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Riley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97f/97f5fbe8dab6ab27222aabc5f0f34895_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Riley","artistId":8970,"station_id":114039632},{"musicPath":"/music/Terror+Fabulous","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/183/1836d0c0994993b7ce2579049a5114a4_md.jpg","artistName":"Terror Fabulous","artistId":74314,"station_id":276673411},{"musicPath":"/music/Pam+Hall","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/437/43774d36271ca0ecd65de08d7d110ee2_md.jpg","artistName":"Pam Hall","artistId":8721,"station_id":113723122},{"musicPath":"/music/Thriller+U","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5dd/5dd0c3823e377e967fe5f0eb52d134cd_md.jpg","artistName":"Thriller U","artistId":124629,"station_id":283949900},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Palmer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c0/1c068ac9eca13465a0c6adc6ca8029d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Palmer","artistId":118484,"station_id":283253965},{"musicPath":"/music/Tony+Rebel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e31/e31c3130c733b300bf06ba13a6fbad1e_md.jpg","artistName":"Tony Rebel","artistId":8957,"station_id":113434544},{"musicPath":"/music/Frisco+Kid","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/523/523a608f3e2dcb05b64a040427d6682a_md.jpg","artistName":"Frisco Kid","artistId":9092,"station_id":113308035},{"musicPath":"/music/General+Degree","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c53/c530207d82296c0a71be8369870c24a5_md.jpg","artistName":"General Degree","artistId":9096,"station_id":113729159},{"musicPath":"/music/Natty+King","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5f7/5f7cd4a094bba7551737444fa8c0eb37_md.jpg","artistName":"Natty King","artistId":8793,"station_id":113526515},{"musicPath":"/music/Lenn+Hammond","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7af/7af01c2d473d7e271872ea8e12505b6c_md.jpg","artistName":"Lenn Hammond","artistId":127824,"station_id":284832745},{"musicPath":"/music/Chaka+Demus","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc2/fc2ae2b9a0eb8f3758b51ce72d1e9932_md.jpg","artistName":"Chaka Demus","artistId":130801,"station_id":285318645},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+John","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/75e/75ee8a4536a2b336d01511ac544a2b5f_md.jpg","artistName":"Little John","artistId":124691,"station_id":283949959},{"musicPath":"/music/Spragga+Benz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616c24d91ff321af31036883fbe43304_md.jpg","artistName":"Spragga Benz","artistId":9097,"station_id":113308425},{"musicPath":"/music/Everton+Blender","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c49/c49edf64206c0eefe2322026faa1bb54_md.jpg","artistName":"Everton Blender","artistId":9091,"station_id":113652257},{"musicPath":"/music/Norris+Man","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bf6/bf6185fee8e536bf228ae70342abaa1a_md.jpg","artistName":"Norris Man","artistId":134434,"station_id":286143165},{"musicPath":"/music/Home+T","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/499/4994da6ef9f2eef760ef68bf2548e7cb_md.jpg","artistName":"Home T","artistId":136847,"station_id":286559870},{"musicPath":"/music/Mikey+Spice","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/44c/44c2a62ba780f8f81e0952af58cb6670_md.jpg","artistName":"Mikey Spice","artistId":8973,"station_id":113914868}]}