KWS was a British dance
act from
Nottingham
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, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph.
The band's name is an
initialism
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of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.
Chart history
They had a
number one
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* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
single on the
UK Singles Chart
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with the double
A-side
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"
Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".
They were subsequently nominated for two Grammy awards at the
BRIT Awards
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in 1993.
Keyboard player Chris King appeared on ''
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two. The original series was first hoste ...
'' in the Identity Parade round. At the time he was working as a classic scooter renovator. He died on 22 March 2023, at the age of 66.
Members
*Delroy St. Joseph - vocals
*Winston "Winnie" Williams - keyboards, backing vocals
*Chris King - keyboards, backing vocals (died 2023)
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
References
English pop music groups
English dance music groups
British musical trios
Musical groups from Nottingham
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