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Biography
Use dmy dates|date=August 2011pp-semi-blp|small=yesInfobox musical artist| name = Kevin Lyttle| image = Kevin Lyttle.jpg| image size = 220px| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs| birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1976|9|14| origin = Saint Vincent (island)|Saint Vincent , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | genre = Soca music|Soca , Dancehall , Contemporary R& B|R& B | years_active = 2001–present| associated_acts = Sean Paul , Alison Hinds , Kevin Rudolf , Problem Child, Spragga Benz , Flo Rida | website = http://www.kevinlyttlemusic.com www.KevinLyttleMusic.com Kevin Lyttle (born Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs , 14 September 1976) is a Soca music|soca musician|artist hailing from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , who had a worldwide hit record|hit with the interpellative soca ballad " Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)|Turn Me On ", which was sound recording and reproduction|recorded by Lyttle and the dancehall artist Spragga Benz .
Career
Previously, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as customs officer and radio DJ|disc jockey . Lyttle recorded "Turn Me On" in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2001. His strong live performances of soca influenced by dancehall and contemporary R& B made the song a hit throughout the Caribbean .
The song started finding its way into nightclub|club s in the United Kingdom|UK . It was officially released as a single (music)|single in the UK in late 2003 and reached number two in its first week, spending seven weeks in the Top 40|Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart . It later reached number eleven in Finland and number three in Australia ; and was a hit in other twelve countries. The single was released in the United States|U.S. in 2004 and the music video|video was added to MTV on 24 May 2004. "Turn Me On" eventually went music recording sales certification|gold in the U.S. and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Lyttle signed with Atlantic Records in 2003. His self-titled album was released on 27 July 2004 in the U.S. The second single, "Last Drop", has been released in markets outside the U.S., and has reached the Top 10 in Finland, the Top 20 in Switzerland , the Top 30 in the UK and Top 40 in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia.
Along with Byron Lee and Arrow (musician)|Arrow , he performed at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony in Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium , Jamaica .
Lyttle's latest album, Fyah , was released by Universal Records in Japan in the late summer of 2008. It featured contributions from the artists, Problem Child, Lexxus and Skinny Fabulous, a duet (music)|duet version of "Turn Me On" with Alison Hinds , and the Kevin Rudolf produced Something About You , written by Rudolf, Lyttle and Larry Nacht. http://www.discogs.com/Kevin-Lyttle-Fyah/release/2208480 U.S., Canadian, European and Caribbean releases followed.www.kevinlyttlemusic.com http://translate.google.com/translate? hl=en& sl=ja& u= http://www.universal-music.co.jp/nayutawave/& sa=X& oi=translate& resnum=1& ct=result& prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522nayutawave%2Brecords%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Translate.google.com http://64.233.179.104/translate_c? hl=en& sl=ja& u= http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001B56J2Q/search%3Fq%3D%2522nayutawave%2Brecords%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG& usg=ALkJrhhczv1mLeQquvP5UwLbFqEVv33ctQ Amazon.co.jp
Personal life
Lyttle lives in Miami , Florida and is married to Dr. Jacqueline James.Citation needed|date=June 2011
Discography
Albums
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Kevin Lyttle
Released: 28 July 2004
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
US: 375,000Cite web | last=Trust | first=Gary | date=9 January 2009 | url= http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003929124 | title=Ask Billboard : ZZ Top, Kim Wilde, Kevin Lyttle | work= Back Stage | accessdate=25 January 2012
RIAA: GoldCite web | url= http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? artist=%22Kevin%20Lyttle%22 | title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Kevin Lyttle | publisher= Recording Industry Association of America | accessdate=25 January 2012
Fyah
Released: 2008
Label: Universal Records
Format: CD
Singles
2004: " Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)|Turn Me On " - #4 Billboard Hot 100|U.S. , #2 UK Singles Chart|UK cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 335
2004: "Last Drop" - #22 UK
2004: "Drive Me Crazy"
2008: "Fyah"
2009: "Anywhere" featuring Flo-Rida
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External links
http://www.kevinlyttlemusic.com Official Kevin Lyttle Site
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll? p=amg& sql=B7fmsa9ugq23a/ Kevin Lyttle Allmusic pageDead link|date=January 2011|bot=CactusBot
Persondata | NAME =Lyttle, Kevin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =14 September 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Lyttle, Kevin Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines musicians Category:Soca musicians Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Atlantic Records artists Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants to the United States Category:People from Saint Vincent (island)
