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| birth_name       = Alty George Nunes III
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| alias            = Lil Joe
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1986|07|14|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
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| death_date       = {{death date and age|2011|02|07|1986|07|14|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Mona, Jamaica|Mona]], Jamaica
| genre            = [[Reggae]]
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| years_active     = 1990s–2011
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'''Alty George Nunes III''' (14 July 1986 – 7 February 2011), better known by his stage name '''J.O.E.''', and previously as '''Lil Joe''', was a [[Jamaica]]n [[reggae]] singer.
==Biography==
From [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]'s [[Vineyard Town, Jamaica|Vineyard Town]] area, Nunes was the son of Alty George Nunes and Patsy Ricketts, the principal dancer of the [[National Dance Theatre Company]], and studied at Wolmer's Boys High School.<ref name="Obs1">"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Conscious-crooner-was-the-son-of-dancer-Patsy-Ricketts_8342203 Young artiste Lil' Joe is dead]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 8 February 2011, retrieved 2012-07-14</ref>
Known for his 'conscious' lyrics, Nunes was a member of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].<ref name="Obs2" /> He was a member of the group Jah Children in the 1990s, who toured Europe before splitting up.<ref name="Obs1" /> He placed third in the JCDC's [[Jamaica Independence Festival#Popular Song Competition|Festival Song Contest]] in 2005 with "Don't Leave".<ref name="Obs1" /><ref name="Smith">Smith, Germaine (2005) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050801/ent/ent1.html JCDC Popular Song contest – 'Poverty' reaps rich bounty for chanter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110000540/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050801/ent/ent1.html |date=10 January 2014 }}", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 1 August 2005, retrieved 2012-07-14</ref> He was originally known as 'Lil Joe', and worked with producers such as [[Gussie Clarke]], with whom he recorded one of his best known songs, "Not Good at All".<ref name="Obs2" /> He adopted the name 'J.O.E.' (Jah Ova Evil) after suffering a ruptured [[cerebral aneurysm]] in November 2009 which saw him hospitalised for three weeks.<ref name="Henry">Henry, Krista (2010) "[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100204/ent/ent8.html JOE Bounces Back] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208184403/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100204/ent/ent8.html |date=8 February 2010 }}", ''Jamaica Star'', 4 February 2010, retrieved 2012-07-14</ref>
He died on 7 February 2011 at the [[University Hospital of the West Indies]] in [[Mona, Jamaica|Mona]] from a second ruptured cerebral aneurysm, aged 24.<ref name="Obs1" />
His debut album, ''Man From Judah'', was completed after his death, with contributions from [[T.O.K.]], [[Konshens]], [[Krayzie Bone]], and [[Ky-Mani Marley]], and released in July 2012.<ref name="Obs2">"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/JOE-s-album-out-a-year-after-death_11949686 JOE's album out a year after death]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 14 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-14</ref><ref name="Star1">"[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120713/ent/ent3.html Posthumous Album from J.O.E.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717065830/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120713/ent/ent3.html |date=17 July 2012 }}", ''Jamaica Star'', 13 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-14</ref>
==Discography==
*''Man From Judah'' (2012)
==References==
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[[Category:Jamaican reggae singers]]
[[Category:Jamaican male singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]