Kevin Lyttle

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kevin Lyttle
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs
Born = September 14, 1976 (age 32)
Origin = Saint Vincent
Genre = Soca, Dancehall, R&B
Years_active = 2001-present
Associated_acts = Alison Hinds, Kevin Rudolf, Problem Child, Spragga Benz

Kevin Lyttle (born Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs, on September 14, 1976) is a soca artist hailing from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who had a worldwide hit with the interpellative soca ballad "Turn Me On", which was recorded by Lyttle and the dancehall artist Spragga Benz. The song was previously recorded by Lyttle and Vincentian soca star [http://www.myspace.com/maddzart MaddZart] and produced by Adrian Bailey.On a personal note, Kevin is father to 2.5 year old Zane Malik Elijah Lyttle.

Career

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 clubs in the UK. It was officially released as a single in the UK in late 2003 and reached number two in its first week, spending seven weeks on the top ten 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 U.S. in 2004 and the video was added to MTV on May 24, 2004. "Turn Me On" eventually went gold in the U.S. and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100Lyttle signed with Atlantic Records in 2003. His self-titled album was released on July 27, 2004 in the U.S. The second single, "Last Drop", has been released in markets outside the U.S., and has reached the top ten in Finland, the top twenty in Switzerland, the top thirty in the UK and top forty in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia.

Previously, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as customs officer and radio disc jockey.

Along with Byron Lee and Arrow, he performed at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony in Greenfield, Trelawny, Jamaica.

He is also slated to be on Miami-based DJ GQ's album "Let Em Know", due out mid-2008.

Lyttle's latest album, Fyah, was released by Universal Records Japan in late summer, 2008. It features contributions from artists Problem Child, Lexxus and Skinny Fabulous, plus a new duet version of "Turn Me On" with Alison Hinds. Expected singles include the title song and the Kevin Rudolf-produced "Something About You". U.S., Canadian, European and Caribbean releases to follow. [Kevinlyttle.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] [http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%25E3%2583%2595%25E3%2582%25A1%25E3%2582%25A4%25E3%2582%25A2-%25E5%2588%259D%25E5%259B%259E%25E7%2594%259F%25E7%2594%25A3%25E9%2599%2590%25E5%25AE%259A%25E7%2589%25B9%25E5%2588%25A5%25E4%25BE%25A1%25E6%25A0%25BC%25E7%259B%25A4-%25E3%2582%25B1%25E3%2583%25B4%25E3%2582%25A3%25E3%2583%25B3%25E3%2583%25BB%25E3%2583%25AA%25E3%2583%2588%25E3%2583%25AB/dp/B001B56J2Q/ref%3Dsr_1_1/250-1310485-5421017%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1219917776%26sr%3D8-1&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522nayutawave%2Brecords%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&usg=ALkJrhhczv1mLeQquvP5UwLbFqEVv33ctQ]

Album discography

Albums

* 2004: "Kevin Lyttle" - #8 U.S. [Certified Gold]
* 2008: "Fyah" - Universal - Japan

Singles

* 2004: "Turn Me On"
* 2004: "Last Drop"

References

* 1. "Something About You"

External links

* [http://www.kevinlyttle.com/ Kevin Lyttle web page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B7fmsa9ugq23a/ Kevin Lyttle All Music Guide page]