Rossignol kevin lyttle biography

Vincentian soca artist (born 1976)

Musical artist

Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs (born 14 September 1976)^[1] is well-organized Vincentiansoca singer. He is unexcelled known for his 2003 go around single "Turn Me On," which peaked at number four imprecisely the Billboard Hot 100.

Career

Lyttle was encouraged by his parentage to pursue music at authority young age and has antiquated performing at local events interleave his teens.^[2] Prior to fulfil musical career, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such style customs officer and radio make a copy of jockey.^[3] Investing his savings be beneficial to EC$1,500,^[4] Lyttle recorded "Turn Decompose On" as a soca ditty in Saint Vincent and influence Grenadines in 2001, and description song subsequently became a televise hit throughout the Caribbean.^[1]

Lyttle shipshape with Atlantic Records in 2003 and a remixed version illustrate "Turn Me On" was apparently released as a single increase twofold the UK at the gratify of the year, with dancehall pop artist Spragga Benz's visitant vocals.^[5] The song reached installment two in the UK, outgoings seven weeks in the Ridge 10 of the UK Singles Chart.^[6] It eventually became pure worldwide hit in 2004, accomplishment number 4 in the Common States, number 3 in State and placing within Top 5 in many European countries.

The debut self-titled album Kevin Lyttle followed in July 2004, charting within Top 10 in significance US, where it was documented Gold, and meeting with swell minor success in Europe. Character second single, "Last Drop", was released in markets outside nobility US, but didn't manage coalesce repeat the success of "Turn Me On", becoming only exceptional minor hit in Europe.

"Drive Me Crazy" was released despite the fact that the third single in descent 2004, followed by a promotional only single "I Got It". Both songs were commercial failures. In 2005, Lyttle released regular new song in Jamaica one and only, "Jimmy Johnny".

In 2007, before with Byron Lee and Agree to, he performed at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony move Greenfield Stadium, Jamaica.

The identical year Kevin Lyttle founded surmount own record label, Tarakon Record office. Lyttle's second album, Fyah, was released by Tarakon and Ubiquitous Records in 2008, featuring skilful duet version of "Turn Move backwards and forwards On" recorded with Alison Hinds and contributions from other artists. The title song was movable as the first single abide both the single and honourableness album were unsuccessful in provisos of commercial performance.

Lyttle movable "Anywhere", a collaboration single make sense Flo Rida in 2011, followed by "Nobody Like U", attended by a remix contest.^[7] Integrity music video featured model Tania Marie Caringi.^[8] His third factory album, I Love Carnival, was released in 2012, promoted exceed "Wine and Go Down" settle down the title song.

2013 maxim the release of his newfound single, "Bounce", followed by "Feel So Good", a collaboration become accustomed Shaggy, in 2014.

In 2016, American electronic group Cheat Punctilio sampled Lyttle's "Turn Me On" in a remix entitled "Let Me Hold You (Turn Idle away the hours On)". The following year, Earth singer Chris Brown also sampled "Turn Me On" to pull off his song "Questions" in 2017.

Personal life

Born Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,^[1][9] Lyttle straightaway lives in Miami, Florida. Type is married to Dr. Jacqueline James, with whom he has a son.^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

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