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Merciless

Merciless, born Leonard Bartley in the Turner district of Chapelton, Clarendon, Jamaica, was a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist. He died on 19 July 2022, in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

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  1. 2022

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    Merciless, the ‘Warhead’ Who Took On Ninjaman, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man at Sting 2000, Dies at 51

    Leonard ‘Merciless’ Bartley was found dead on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a motel in St Andrew where he stayed when in Kingston for studio work. The Clarendon deejay’s ‘Mavis’ was Jamaica’s top reggae single of 1995; his one-against-three clash at Sting 2000 remains dancehall legend. No cause of death has been given.

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