Dennis Seaton
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| Birth name | Dennis Jonathan Seaton |
| Also known as | Musical Youth, Musical Man |
| Born | March 2, 1967 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England, London, England   |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Reggae, R&B, Bubblegum pop, funk |
| Years active | 1979–1985 2001–present |
| Label(s) | 021 Records (1980-1982) MCA Records (1982-1985) |
Dennis Seaton (March 2, 1967) is a Grammy Award-nominated UK-based R&B/Reggae singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of the Grammy Award-nominated band, Musical Youth.
Seaton had catched up with best friends which is two sets of brothers: Kelvin Grant (born 1971), and his older brother, Michael Grant (born 1969), including Patrick Waite (born 1968) and his younger brother, Frederick "Freddie" (a.k.a. Junior) Waite (born 1967). The musical group was formed in the spring or summer of 1979, at Duddeston Manor School, and as a fact, they played gigs at local talent show and across England, from then that point on, Seaton and the group was discovered on a local British radio station, where they performed two of their own songs: Political and Generals, however MCA Records signed them on two their label in late 1981, Seaton and the group announced the group name as Musical Youth.
In the summer of 1982, 15-year old Seaton and the group gained exposure when they released the hit single, Pass the Dutchie (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song, "Pass the Kouchie"), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot, from then on, the single was successful and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. From then on, they had released the debut album, The Youth of Today, released worldwide on October 22, 1982, the album sold 18 million copies around the U.S..
On September 9, 1983, the group released their second and final album, Different Style, with only two singles: Tell Me Why and 007, both songs flop on the Billboard charts, Seaton however left the group in the spring of 1985, and went on to form his own group, XMY, which was short-lived.
However, in the winter of 1993, eight years after Seaton left the group, he rejoined, but on February 18, 1993, his bandmate, Patrick Waite (who gone off of a series of crime), died of natural causes, leaving the group with four members. Another eight years later, in 2001, Musical Youth reformed and came back into the spotlight now as a quintet. Seaton still performs as "Musical Youth".
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