Tony Thompson (singer)

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Name = Tony Thompson


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Tony Ulysses Thompson
Born = September 2, 1975
Origin = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died = death date and age|2007|6|1|1975|9|2
Waco, Texas, United States
Genre = R&B
Years_active = 1990—2006

Tony Ulysses Thompson (September 2, 1975 – June 1, 2007) was an American R&B/soul singer and the lead vocalist of the R&B group Hi-Five.

Biography

Thompson was raised in Waco, TX and started singing solos in the local church choir at the age of eight. He was noticed by the first r&b group ever signed by jive records (ador')which consisted of william walton,eric cuffee, and patrick sanders who were also from waco,tx. Hi-Five signed with Jive Records in 1990. The quintet's self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and created several hits, including "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)," "I Can't Wait Another Minute," and "Just Another Girlfriend". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hpfqxqt5ldae Allmusic.com "Hi-Five] ]

In 1992, the group released the album "Keep It Goin' On", with "She's Playing Hard to Get" and "Quality Time". "Faithful" appeared the following year. Thompson's solo debut, "Sexsational", was released on Giant Records in 1995.

Thompson formed his own record label, N'Depth, and re-incarnated Hi-Five with four new members, one of whom was his younger brother. The group's new album, "The Return", was released in 2006.

Death

On June 1, 2007, Thompson was found dead outside an East Waco apartment complex. An autopsy later revealed that Thompson, who had a history of "huffing", accidentally overdosed on freon. [cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/07/tony_thompson_autopsy_rpt/|title=Tony Thompson Death Ruled Accidental OD|last=Shepard|first=Julianne|date=2007-07-04|publisher=vibe.com|accessdate=2008-08-03] [cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/06/tony_thompson_obit/|title=UPDATE: Hi-Five's Tony Thompson, 1975-2007|last=Shepard|first=Julianne|date=2007-06-04|publisher=vibe.com|accessdate=2008-08-03]

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NAME= Thompson, Tony
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Singer
DATE OF BIRTH= September 2, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH= Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
DATE OF DEATH= June 1, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=Waco, Texas, United States