Kenny Thomas (singer)

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Kenny Thomas (born in 1968 in Islington, London) is an English soul singer. He grew up on Hillside Estate in Stamford Hill and went to St Ignatius Catholic School on the corner of Tottenham High Road/St Anne's Road. He was a boxer and a BT technician before turning his hand to a singing career. His breakthrough came in 1991 with his debut hit Outstanding, a cover of a Gap Band song, went to number 12 in the UK singles chart. He placed another three singles in the chart that year including his biggest hit in the July "Thinking About Your Love", which peaked at number four and stayed on the UK charts for 13 weeks. It was produced by Tim Lever & Mike Percy formerly of the band Dead or Alive. His debut album Voices became a 1991 UK bestseller making number three in the album charts and selling over 600,000 copies.

At the annual BRIT Awards, in February 1992 he was nominated for an award in two categories, Best British Male Vocalist and Best British Newcomer. His second album in 1993 Wait For Me produced by Ian Green and including contributions from the likes of Nu Colours and The Young Disciples, made number 10 in the album chart. The lead single from the album Trippin On Your Love originally recorded by The Staple Singers made number 17 in the singles chart. Two more singles from the album followed, both of which failed to make a big impact on the charts. The single When I Think of You was released in 1995, this was taken from his third album which itself remained un-released due to an untimely split with the record label.

His career enjoyed a brief revival in 2005 when he took part in the televised singing contest on ITV's Hit Me Baby One More Time. Joined by other one time big pop stars including Shakin Stevens and Shalamar to battle it out for the public's vote. The show was eventually won by Shakin Stevens.

He supported Level 42 on their Autumn 2006 tour of the UK. July 2006 also saw the release of a new studio album called Crazy World.