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==Career==
==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 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 #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 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 #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 #6 in the UK chart 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]].
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 #6 in the UK chart 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===
===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}}</ref>
*"Little Bit of Lovin'" (1998, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]) - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #8
*"[[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
*"[[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 †
*"Thinking of You" (2000, [[Telstar Records|Telstar]]) – UK #70 †

Revision as of 10:34, 4 February 2019

Kele Le Roc
Background information
Birth nameKelly Biggs
Born (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 49)
OriginLondon, England
GenresR&B, UK garage
Years active1995–present
Websitekeleleroc.com

Kelly Biggs (born 5 October 1975,[1] East Ham, London),[2] better known by her stage name Kele Le Roc, is a British R&B and UK garage 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 #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 #6 in the UK chart with "Romeo"), 10° Below, Coolio, Courtney Pine, Shy FX, T Power, Omar Lye-Fook, Damage and Lee Henry.

In 2009, she teamed up with OceanFall's Leon Mitchell, to release a promo and video for "Retro".

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]

† 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

  1. ^ "Bittersuiteband.com".
  2. ^ "Xlr8r.com".
  3. ^ a b 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
  6. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "NME.com".
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