Jonathan King
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King in 2007
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Kenneth George King 6 December 1944 London, England |
| Education | MA, English literature, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Record producer, singer-songwriter, music entrepreneur, TV presenter |
| Known for | Pop music, discovery of Genesis, early 10cc and Bay City Rollers hits |
| Notable work | "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" (1965) and other singles |
| Television | Entertainment USA (BBC) |
| Awards | Music Industry Trusts Award, 1997 |
| Website | www.kingofhits.com |
Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, and former television and radio presenter.
King first came to prominence in 1965 when "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", a song which he wrote and sang whilst he was still an undergraduate, had chart success in Britain and the United States. As an independent producer, he discovered and named Genesis in 1967, and produced their first album From Genesis to Revelation. After founding his own label, UK Records, he went on to release and produce songs for 10cc and the Bay City Rollers. In the 1970s King became known for a string of hits that he performed and produced under different names, including "Johnny Reggae", "Loop di Love", "Hooked On A Feeling" and "Una Paloma Blanca"; between September 1971 and 1972 alone he produced 10 top 30 singles in the UK.Rod Liddle described him as someone who could "storm the pop charts at will, under a hundred different disguises".
While living in New York in the 1980s, King continued to appear on radio and television in the UK, including on the BBC's Top of the Pops and Entertainment USA. In the early 1990s he produced the Brit Awards, and from 1995 he selected and produced the British entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, including the winning entry in 1997, "Love Shine A Light" by Katrina and the Waves.
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