Kenny Thomas (singer)
| Kenny Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kenny Thomas |
| Born |
12 September 1968 Islington, London, England, UK |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Cooltempo Records |
Kenny Thomas (born 12 September 1968,Islington, London) is an English soul singer who had a successful solo career in the 1990s with eight UK Top 40 singles and two UK Top Ten albums.
Thomas grew up on Hillside Estate, Stamford Hill and attended Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School in Hackney. He was a boxer and a BT technician before turning to a singing career.
Thomas's breakthrough came in 1991 with his debut hit "Outstanding", a cover of a Gap Band song, which went to number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.
He placed another three singles in the UK chart that year including his biggest hit in the July "Thinking About Your Love", which peaked at number four and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, and "Best of You", which peaked at number 11 and was in the chart for 7 weeks. The former hit was produced by Tim Lever and Mike Percy formerly of the band, Dead or Alive. Thomas's debut album Voices (1991) made number three in the UK Albums Chart and selling over 300,000 copies.
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