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‘Feel-good’ soca star set for Doha concert

There is a reason why they call him the ‘feel-good’ man. His eclectic tracks make listeners feel warm as he brings with him the island life, with a touch of soca (calypso music with elements of soul) to the dance floor.
Vincentian-born international soca superstar Kevin Lyttle is coming to Crystal Club, W Doha, bringing his signature feel-good vibe. The man with his popular hats will be entertaining the Doha audience with some of his smashing hits on September 12.
It was Turn Me On, Kevin Lyttle’s first single that reached multi-platinum level, landing on several countries’ Billboard charts in 2004, and is still played on the radio, performed in concerts, at music festivals and in nightclubs globally. Since then, he has been touring every country, engaging more fans, and producing with household music names at his studio and home in Miami. 
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 artist Spragga Benz’s guest vocals. The song reached number two in the UK, spending seven weeks in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. 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 followed in July 2004, charting within Top 10 in the USA, where it was certified Gold, and meeting with a minor success in Europe. The second single, Last Drop, was released in markets outside the USA, 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 and Arrow, he performed at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony in Greenfield Stadium, Jamaica. The same year Kevin Lyttle founded his own record label, Tarakon Records. Lyttle’s second album, Fyah, was released by Tarakon and Universal Records in 2008, featuring a duet version of Turn Me On recorded with Alison Hinds 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 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 and radio disc jockey. He recorded Turn Me On as a Soca ballad in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2001 and the song subsequently became a minor hit throughout the Caribbean.
After his mass success, Lyttle decided to grab the reigns, and launched his own record label, Tarakon Records. Between Turn Me On and now, several master collaborations were produced, and one of them resulted with multi-platinum and Grammy Nominee, Flo Rida, as the hot single Anywhere which gained attention from many European labels. 
Anywhere was picked up by What About Love, a film released in theatres on February 15, 2014, starring Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia. This stimulating club song was in two scenes, as well as on the sound track to the movie. 
Kevin Lyttle’s success has continued, and he has signed multiple distribution deals all over the world, along with a few endorsement deals such as Samsung Electronics and others.
Lyttle broke through the mould back in traditional releasing of music and breaking into the industry in 2003 with his hit single Turn Me On, which topped charts around the world, the UK, Germany, Italy France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Australia, and on to the United States.
After earning spots on MTV, Billboard’s Hot 100, and even signing a deal with Atlantic Records, his album went multi-platinum, selling over 2mn copies in the beginning. He went on to have two more songs, Drive Me Crazy and Home for Carnival, that hit number one on the charts for 2 consecutive years. Lyttle was, by all definitions of the term, a rising star.
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines appointed Kevin Lyttle the prestigious title of “Cultural Ambassador” to St Vincent, which he calls his first home. 
Using all of his momentous success, Lyttle decided to give back and founded a non-profit named the Janice Lyttle Foundation in the fight against heart disease, to which his late mother had fallen victim, as well as recently raised $500K in medical supplies to St Vincent.

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