Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface is a British

United Kingdom

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 singer/songwriter

Songwriter

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/producer/performer, and the voice behind Black Legend

Black Legend (music)

Black Legend is a collaboration between Italian DJs and producers Enrico Ferrari and Ciro Sasso; plus British vocalist Elroy "Spoonface" Powell....

. He launched FAADA in 2003 as a record label open to experimenting with diverse independent music releases.

Spoonface achieved international recording success as the voice of the Black Legend cover of the Barry White

Barry White

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 classic “You See the Trouble with Me

You See The Trouble With Me

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”. This proved to be a hit record reaching No. 1 in the UK selling several million worldwide. He has collaborated with a number of artists from varying genres to include Deekline, High Contrast

High Contrast

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, Omar Lye-Fook

Omar Lye-Fook

Omar Lye-Fook and known as Omar, is an internationally acclaimed British soul singer, songwriter and musician. Omar grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion. Omar also spent two years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, and...

, Janet Kay

Janet Kay

Janet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her lovers rock songs of the late 1970s - "Silly Games" and a cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress...

, Kelis

Kelis

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, Craig David

Craig David

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, Daniel Merriweather

Daniel Merriweather

Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...

 and the Sugababes

Sugababes

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.

He has also made screen appearances as ‘Biggy Spect’ in BBC

BBC

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 series ‘Trexx and Flipside

Trexx and Flipside

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’, plus numerous bouts of presenter activity with ‘Trouble TV’s’ interactive game show

Game show

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, “Freakin Famous”.

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Spoonface