Kenny Thomas

Bringing his live band and full-on soul set, multi-platinum selling Kenny Thomas dominated the commercial, soul and album charts in the 90's. By the time he was 23 he had been nominated for 2 Brit Awards, sharing the stage with such luminaries as Edwin Starr, Freddie Jackson, Kool and The Gang, Incognito, Mica Paris, Lalah Hathaway and Lonnie Liston Smith, also becoming a regular on TOTP! Kenny’s debut album, "Voices", went platinum in its first week and went on to sell over double platinum in the UK alone, spawning 4 hit singles, "Outstanding", "Thinking About Your Love", "Best of You" and "Tender Love".Thomas' breakthrough came in 1991 with his debut hit "Outstanding", a cover of a Gap Band song, which went to number 12 in the UK Singles Chart. He placed another three singles in the UK chart that year including his biggest hit in the July "Thinking About Your Love", which peaked at number four and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, and "Best of You", which peaked at number 11 and was in the chart for 7 weeks. Thomas' debut album Voices (1991) made number three in the UK Albums Chart selling over 600,000 copies. At the annual BRIT Awards, in February 1992, Thomas was nominated for an award in two categories, Best British Male Vocalist and Best British Newcomer. His second album Wait For Me, released in 1993 (produced by Ian Green and including contributions from Nu Colours and the Young Disciples), made number 10 in the UK Albums Chart and featured the lead single "Trippin' On Your Love", originally recorded by The Staple Singers. July 2006 also saw the release of a new studio album called "Crazy World", followed by the critically acclaimed "Breathe" in September 2011.