Shaun Escoffery is a British soul and R&B singer and actor, who was
born in London. His first major release was the single "Space Rider",
released by Oyster Music in March 2001. It was played regularly by the
BBC Radio 1 DJ Trevor Nelson and the Dreem Teem. It peaked at No. 52
in the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the UK No. 53 hit "Days
Like This" in 2002. After releasing several other singles on the same
label, Escoffery became more noticed for his voice - being noticed by
Lennox Lewis, who invited him to Memphis, Tennessee, to sing the
national anthem before his boxing match with Mike Tyson.In 2007,
Escoffery released an album entitled Move into Soul, which included
cover versions of "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "I Heard It Through the
Grapevine". Also that year, he received a Laurence Olivier Award
nomination for his work in the stage musical Parade, and the following
year played Mufasa in a London production of The Lion King.
Escoffery's other West End credits include Les Misérables, Smokey
Joe's Café, Tommy and Mama I Want to Sing.In 2014, Escoffery returned
to the recording studio to release a new album, In the Red Room for
Dome Records. The album is co-written and produced by Gil Cang, whose
credits include writing "Whatever Happens" for Michael Jackson. The
first single from the album, "Nature's Call", was released in August
2014 and entered the UK Airplay Top 30. Three further singles,
"People", "Nobody Knows" and "Perfect Love Affair", also entered the
UK Airplay chart. In September 2015 Escoffery appeared at BBC Radio
2's Live in Hyde Park festival, alongside Rod Stewart and Bryan
Adams.His album "Evergreen" â€" again co-written and produced by Gil
Cang â€" was released in September 2016 on Dome/MVKA. The first two
singles "When The Love is Gone" and "Love Shine Down" both entered the
UK Airplay chart.
born in London. His first major release was the single "Space Rider",
released by Oyster Music in March 2001. It was played regularly by the
BBC Radio 1 DJ Trevor Nelson and the Dreem Teem. It peaked at No. 52
in the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the UK No. 53 hit "Days
Like This" in 2002. After releasing several other singles on the same
label, Escoffery became more noticed for his voice - being noticed by
Lennox Lewis, who invited him to Memphis, Tennessee, to sing the
national anthem before his boxing match with Mike Tyson.In 2007,
Escoffery released an album entitled Move into Soul, which included
cover versions of "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "I Heard It Through the
Grapevine". Also that year, he received a Laurence Olivier Award
nomination for his work in the stage musical Parade, and the following
year played Mufasa in a London production of The Lion King.
Escoffery's other West End credits include Les Misérables, Smokey
Joe's Café, Tommy and Mama I Want to Sing.In 2014, Escoffery returned
to the recording studio to release a new album, In the Red Room for
Dome Records. The album is co-written and produced by Gil Cang, whose
credits include writing "Whatever Happens" for Michael Jackson. The
first single from the album, "Nature's Call", was released in August
2014 and entered the UK Airplay Top 30. Three further singles,
"People", "Nobody Knows" and "Perfect Love Affair", also entered the
UK Airplay chart. In September 2015 Escoffery appeared at BBC Radio
2's Live in Hyde Park festival, alongside Rod Stewart and Bryan
Adams.His album "Evergreen" â€" again co-written and produced by Gil
Cang â€" was released in September 2016 on Dome/MVKA. The first two
singles "When The Love is Gone" and "Love Shine Down" both entered the
UK Airplay chart.
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