Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs (born 14 September 1976) is a
Vincentian soca artist, who had a worldwide
hit
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with "
Turn Me On" in 2003, recorded with the
dancehall artist
Spragga Benz
Carlton Errington Grant (born 30 May 1969), better known as Spragga Benz, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
Career
He began his career around 1991. He was once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened t ...
.
Career
Lyttle was encouraged by his family to pursue music at the young age and has been performing at local events in his teens. Prior to his musical career, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as
customs officer
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and radio
disc jockey
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. Investing his savings of
EC$1,500,
Lyttle recorded "
Turn Me On" as a soca ballad in
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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in 2001, and the song subsequently became a radio hit throughout the
Caribbean.
Lyttle signed with
Atlantic Records in 2003 and a remixed version of "Turn Me On" was officially released as a single in the UK at the end of the year, with
dancehall pop
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artist
Spragga Benz
Carlton Errington Grant (born 30 May 1969), better known as Spragga Benz, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
Career
He began his career around 1991. He was once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened t ...
's guest vocals. The song reached number two in the UK, spending seven weeks in the Top 10 of the
UK Singles Chart
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. It eventually became a worldwide hit in 2004, reaching number 4 in the United States, number 3 in Australia and placing within Top 5 in many European countries.
The debut self-titled album ''
Kevin Lyttle
Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs (born 14 September 1976) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vincentian soca music, soca artist, who had a worldwide hit record, hit with "Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song), Turn Me On" in 2003, recorded with the danc ...
'' followed in July 2004, charting within Top 10 in the US, where it was certified Gold, and meeting with a minor success in Europe. The second single, "
Last Drop", was released in markets outside the US, but didn't manage to repeat the success of "Turn Me On", becoming only a minor hit in Europe. "Drive Me Crazy" was released as the third single in autumn 2004, followed by a promotional only single "I Got It". Both songs were commercial failures. In 2005, Lyttle released a new song in Jamaica only, "Jimmy Johnny".
In 2007, along with
Byron Lee
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''Jamaica Gleaner'', 27 October 2008. born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee ...
and
Arrow, he performed at the
Cricket World Cup opening ceremony in
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,
Jamaica
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. The same year Kevin Lyttle founded his own record label, Tarakon Records. Lyttle's second album, ''
Fyah'', was released by Tarakon and
Universal Records
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in 2008, featuring a duet version of "Turn Me On" recorded with
Alison Hinds
Alison Amanda Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca artist based in Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world.
Biography
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and contributions from other artists. The title song was released as the first single and both the single and the album were unsuccessful in terms of commercial performance.
Lyttle released "Anywhere", a collaboration single with
Flo Rida in 2011, followed by "Nobody Like U", accompanied by a remix contest. The music video featured model
Tania Marie Caringi.
His third studio album, ''
I Love Carnival'', was released in 2012, promoted by "Wine and Go Down" and the title song. 2013 saw the release of his new single, "Bounce", followed by "Feel So Good", a collaboration with
Shaggy
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, in 2014.
In 2016, American electronic group
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sampled Lyttle's "Turn Me On" in a remix entitled "
Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)". The following year, American singer
Chris Brown also sampled "Turn Me On" to make his song
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in 2017.
Personal life
Born Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs in
Kingstown
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,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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,
Lyttle now lives in
Miami
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,
Florida
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. He is married to Dr. Jacqueline James, with whom he has a son.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
References
External links
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1976 births
Atlantic Records artists
Living people
People from Kingstown
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants to the United States
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines musicians
Soca musicians
People from Miami