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Kele Le Roc
Kele Le Roc
	Kele Le Roc in 2015
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Birth name	Kelly Biggs
Born	5 October 1975 (age 49)
Origin	East Ham, London, England
Genres	R&B; UK garage;
Years active	1995–present
Website	keleleroc.com

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Kelly Biggs (born 5 October 1975^[1] in East Ham, London),^[2] better known by her stage name Kele Le Roc, is an English singer.

Career

Biggs began singing at the age of three, and she attended Langdon Comprehensive School in East Ham. She first found widespread acclaim in 1995 with the underground hit "Let Me Know".^[3] She scored two top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, with "Little Bit of Lovin'" in 1998 and "My Love" in 1999; both peaked at No. 8.^[4] In March 1999, she released her only album, Everybody's Somebody on Polydor Records.^[5]

In 1999, she won two MOBO Awards, for Best Newcomer and for Best Single ("My Love").^[3] Among those she collaborated with are Basement Jaxx (with whom she reached No. 6 in the UK with "Romeo"), 10° Below, Coolio, Courtney Pine, Shy FX, T Power, Omar Lye-Fook, Damage and Lee Henry.

Discography

Album

Everybody's Somebody (1999, Wild Card) – UK #44^[6]

Singles

"Let Me Know" (1995, Orchestrated Noize)^[7]
"Little Bit of Lovin'" (1998, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/Polydor) - UK #8
"My Love" (1999, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/Polydor) – UK #8
"Thinking of You" (2000, Telstar) – UK #70 †
"Feelin' U" (2003, London) – UK #34 ‡
"Retro" (2009, Freelance Diva/OceanFall)^[8]

As featured artist

"Romeo" with Basement Jaxx (2001)
"Things We Do for Love" with Sticky (2003)
"Let Me Be Your Fantasy" with Gok Wan & Craig Knight (2020)

† Credited to Curtis Lynch Jr. featuring Kele Le Roc and Red Rat
‡ Credited to Shy FX and T Power featuring Kele Le Roc ^[6]

References

^ "October: Birthdays and Deaths". Bittersuiteband.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Xlr8r.com". Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b Interview, BBC, June 2004
^ Search for "Kele Le Roc" performed at Everyhit.com Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine database on 22 July 2008
^ Allmusic.com discography – accessed August 2008
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 315. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Kele Le Roc - Let Me Know". Discogs. 1996.
^ "NME.com". NME.

[1] "October: Birthdays and Deaths". Bittersuiteband.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "Xlr8r.com". Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

[bbc-3] Interview, BBC, June 2004

[4] Search for "Kele Le Roc" performed at Everyhit.com Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine database on 22 July 2008

[5] Allmusic.com discography – accessed August 2008

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-6] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 315. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[7] "Kele Le Roc - Let Me Know". Discogs. 1996.

[8] "NME.com". NME.

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-'''Kelly Biggs''' (born 5 October 1975,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bittersuiteband.com/music_birthdays-october.htm|title=Bittersuiteband.com|publisher=}}</ref> [[East Ham]], London),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/08/kele-le-roc|title=Xlr8r.com|access-date=2008-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309201630/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/08/kele-le-roc|archive-date=2008-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> better known by her stage name '''Kele Le Roc''', is a British [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[UK garage]] [[singing|singer]].
+'''Kelly Biggs''' (born 5 October 1975<ref>{{Cite web |title=October: Birthdays and Deaths |url=http://bittersuiteband.com/music_birthdays-october.htm |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201143933/bittersuiteband.com/music_birthdays-october.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=September 4, 2022 |website=Bittersuiteband.com}}</ref> in [[East Ham]], London),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/08/kele-le-roc|title=Xlr8r.com|access-date=2008-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309201630/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/08/kele-le-roc|archive-date=2008-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> better known by her stage name '''Kele Le Roc''', is an English singer.
-She is black and a woman and likes rings.
 ==Career==
-Biggs began singing at the age of three, and she attended [[Langdon School|Langdon Comprehensive School]] in [[East Ham]]. She first found widespread acclaim in 1995 with the [[Underground music|underground]] [[hit record|hit]] "Let Me Know".<ref name=bbc>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/music/interviews/kele_le_roc/index.shtml Interview], [[BBC]], June 2004</ref> She scored two [[Top 40|top 10]] [[hit single|hits]] on the [[UK Singles Chart]], with "[[Little Bit of Lovin']]" in 1998 and "[[My Love (Kele Le Roc song)|My Love]]" in 1999; both peaked at No. 8.<ref>Search for "Kele Le Roc" performed at [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012195559/http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php |date=2008-10-12 }} database on 22 July 2008</ref> In March 1999, she released her only [[album]], ''Everybody's Somebody'' on [[Polydor Records]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p370654/discography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com discography] – accessed August 2008</ref>
+Biggs began singing at the age of three, and she attended [[Langdon School|Langdon Comprehensive School]] in [[East Ham]]. She first found widespread acclaim in 1995 with the [[Underground music|underground]] [[hit record|hit]] "Let Me Know".<ref name=bbc>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/music/interviews/kele_le_roc/index.shtml Interview], [[BBC]], June 2004</ref> She scored two [[Top 40|top 10]] [[hit single|hits]] on the [[UK Singles Chart]], with "[[Little Bit of Lovin']]" in 1998 and "[[My Love (Kele Le Roc song)|My Love]]" in 1999; both peaked at No. 8.<ref>Search for "Kele Le Roc" performed at [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012195559/http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php |date=2008-10-12 }} database on 22 July 2008</ref> In March 1999, she released her only [[album]], ''Everybody's Somebody'' on [[Polydor Records]].<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p370654/discography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com discography] – accessed August 2008</ref>
 In 1999, she won two [[MOBO Awards]], for Best Newcomer and for Best Single ("My Love").<ref name=bbc/> Among those she collaborated with are [[Basement Jaxx]] (with whom she reached No. 6 in the UK with "[[Romeo (Basement Jaxx song)|Romeo]]"), [[Double 99|10° Below]], [[Coolio]], [[Courtney Pine]], [[Shy FX]], [[T Power]], [[Omar Lye-Fook]], [[Damage (British group)|Damage]] and [[Lee Henry]].
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 ===Singles===
-*"Let Me Know" (1995, Orchestrated Noize)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kele-Le-Roc-Let-Me-Know/master/275038|title=Kele Le Roc - Let Me Know|website=Discogs}}</ref>
+*"Let Me Know" (1995, Orchestrated Noize)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kele-Le-Roc-Let-Me-Know/master/275038|title=Kele Le Roc - Let Me Know|website=Discogs|year=1996 }}</ref>
 *"[[Little Bit of Lovin']]" (1998, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]) - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #8
 *"[[My Love (Kele Le Roc song)|My Love]]" (1999, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/Polydor) – UK #8
 *"Thinking of You" (2000, [[Telstar Records|Telstar]]) – UK #70 †
 *"Feelin' U" (2003, [[London Records|London]]) – UK #34 ‡
-*"Retro" (2009, Freelance Diva/OceanFall)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/artists/kele-le-roc|title=NME.com|publisher=}}</ref>
+*"Retro" (2009, Freelance Diva/OceanFall)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/artists/kele-le-roc|title=NME.com|website=[[NME]] |publisher=}}</ref>
 ;As featured artist
 *"[[Romeo (Basement Jaxx song)|Romeo]]" with [[Basement Jaxx]] (2001)
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 *"[[Let Me Be Your Fantasy#Cover versions|Let Me Be Your Fantasy]]" with [[Gok Wan]] & Craig Knight (2020)
-† Credited to Curtis Lynch Jr. featuring Kele Le Roc and Red Rat<br>
+† Credited to Curtis Lynch Jr. featuring Kele Le Roc and Red Rat<br />
 ‡ Credited to [[Shy FX]] and [[T Power]] featuring Kele Le Roc
 <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
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-[[Category:21st-century Black British women singers‎]]
+[[Category:21st-century Black British women singers]]
 [[Category:British contemporary R&B singers]]
 [[Category:People from East Ham]]
 [[Category:UK garage singers]]
 [[Category:English women pop singers]]
-[[Category:Singers from London]]
+[[Category:Singers from the London Borough of Newham]]
 [[Category:20th-century Black British women singers]]