- Errol Brown
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name = Errol Brown
caption = Errol Brown singing "You Sexy Thing " in 1975
birth_date = birth date and age|1948|11|12
birth_place = Kingston,Jamaica
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nationality =Errol Brown MBE (born
November 12 1948 , Kingston,Jamaica [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113537/bio IMDb biographical data] ] ) was thesinger ,songwriter , andfrontman of the successful British band,Hot Chocolate . Amongst their hits were "You Sexy Thing " and "Brother Louie ".Career
The group Hot Chocolate was produced by
Mickie Most and recorded on hisRAK Records label. Brown went solo in the 1980s, and achieved success in the clubs with his 1987 single and twelve inch "Body Rockin'", produced byRichard James Burgess .Brown owned some
National Hunt horses including Gainsay who won valuable races at the 1987Cheltenham Festival andGrand National meetings. [ [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=5483 Racingpost.co.uk] ]The 1990s saw Brown slip into the background, driving around
South West London in hisPorsche (licence plate 'HC3' – "The owner of HC1 wouldn't sell it," he said), and spending his time in the bridge clubs ofEsher , while his teenage daughters went to school at theGuildhall School of Music , andLady Eleanor Holles School inHampton, London . It was the use of the Hot Chocolate single, "You Sexy Thing " in the 1997film , "The Full Monty ", that brought Brown out of retirement.In 2003 Brown was appointed an MBE for services to
popular music . In 2004 he received anIvor Novello Award for outstanding contributions to British music. Brown now lives inThe Bahamas with his wife of over 30 years, Ginette (formerly Marie).His mother Dillys'
maiden name was Downey, and she was from the town ofPort Talbot inWales . Brown still has relations in the area and frequently visits.Discography
ingles
*"Personal Touch" - WEA YZ 130 - 1987- #25 UK
*"Body Rockin'" - WEA YZ 162 - 1987 - #51 UK
*"Love Goes Up And Down" - 1989 - #89 UK
*"Send A Prayer (To Heaven)" - 1990 - #63 UK
*"It Started With A Kiss" - EMI CDHOT 101 - 1998 - #18 †† - Credited to Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown
Albums
*"Still Sexy - The Album" - Universal Music TV 138162 - 2001 - #44 UKcite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 81
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5]ee also
*
List of Miss World hosts and invited artists
*Gipsy Hill
*100 Great Black Britons
*List of lead singers References
External links
* [http://www.errolbrown.com Official web site]
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