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Errol Brown

1948 - 2015

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Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown MBE (born Lester Errol Brown; 12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Errol Brown is the 1,646th most popular singer (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 41st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Errol Brown ranks 1,646 out of 4,381. Before him are Anri, Dario Campeotto, Kelly Rowland, Jon Secada, Lil Peep, and Nancy Wilson. After him are Karol G, Kim Deal, Cheb Hasni, José Guardiola, Florence Ballard, and Van McCoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Errol Brown ranks 572. Before him are Rasim Balayev, Cathy Ferguson, Ian McElhinney, Viktor Matviyenko, Terry Bradshaw, and Carlos Squeo. After him are Joseph Marcell, Ever Almeida, John Foxx, Richard Sinclair, Garrick Ohlsson, and Ibrahim Kuni. Among people deceased in 2015, Errol Brown ranks 389. Before him are Gennadiy Seleznyov, Karin Söder, Paride Tumburus, Josefa Francisco, Thelma Coyne Long, and James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife. After him are Martin Litchfield West, Elsa Cayat, Nina Otkalenko, Maria Vicol, Dobrosav Krstić, and Ron Moody.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Errol Brown ranks 53 out of 189. Before him are Don Quarrie (1951), Carl Douglas (1942), Elaine Thompson (1992), Leonard Howell (1898), Gregory Isaacs (1951), and Asafa Powell (1982). After him are Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), Augustus Pablo (1954), and Alton Ellis (1938).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Errol Brown ranks 13. Before him are Cedella Booker (1926), Shaggy (1968), Bunny Wailer (1947), Burning Spear (1945), Carl Douglas (1942), and Gregory Isaacs (1951). After him are Yellowman (1956), Alton Ellis (1938), Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Dennis Brown (1957), and Omi (1986).

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