Colin Steele

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Colin Steele is a singer/music producer/actor. Colin was born Khalid Teemer, in Sacramento, California.

1 Background
2 Acting
3 Music
4 External links

[edit] Background

Colin and his family went into hiding from the law when he was 11. The moved to Chicago, where Colin began singing on the streets in Chicago's "The Loop" district with his brother for donations to help support the family. He was discovered by a record label executive and began recording and performing dance/house music with Dj International records until his rising popularity began to draw attention to the family situation, and his father was forced to turn himself in.

[edit] Acting

Colin and his family moved back to California where he later landed the role of Jermaine Jackson in The Jackson's: An American Dream. Next, Colin hosted the children's television talk show Club HT Live, and sang lead vocals on "In The Still Of The Night" in Whoopie Goldberg's Sister Act II. Colin was accepted to UCLA and graduated with a BA in music.

[edit] Music

Colin began performing in clubs in Los Angeles, Paris, and New York. He decided to move to New York where he now resides. In 2006 Colin released his first album of music, titled Colin Steele. The album was produced by Colin Steele, DJ Will Prince, A.C.E., Squeek, and Colin's musical arranger, Martin Bejarano.