Kevin Lyttle

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Kevin Lyttle (born Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs, on 14 September 1976) is a Soca artist hailing from Saint Vincent, who had a worldwide hit with the interpellative soca ballad, "Turn Me On" which was recorded by Lyttle and the Dancehall artist Spragga Benz.

[edit] Career

Lyttle recorded "Turn Me On" in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2001. His strong live performances of Soca influenced by Dancehall and 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 2 in its first week, spending seven weeks in the Top Ten of the UK singles chart. It later reached #11 in Finland and #3 in Australia; and was a hit in another 12 countries. The single was released in the U.S. in 2004 and the video was added to MTV on 24 May 2004. "Turn Me On" eventually went Gold in the United States and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kevin Lyttle 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, top 20 in Switzerland and top 40 in the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia.

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

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

His next album is due out August 2007.