Kevin Lyttle
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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 MaddZart and produced by Adrian Bailey.
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[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 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 100.
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, 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.
[edit] Album discography
[edit] Albums
- 2004: Kevin Lyttle - #8 U.S. [Certified Gold]
[edit] Singles
- 2004: "Turn Me On"
- 2004: "Last Drop"
